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Hi friends,
What does semaphores mean.
This is basically a parameter that u set in unix along with shared memory.
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anandkl
anandkl
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Semaphores are the Oracle system resources used for for interprocess communication.
On the otehr hand, shared memory is used to contain the SGA.
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Theotically, semaphore is a kind of lock which prevents more than 2 processes accessing (at the same time) a specific critical section in memory. Actually, every OS make use of it. If you want to know more about, check some OS books.
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Sorry for the mistake I made in my previous message. I meant: semaphore aloows only one process accessing specific meory section at a time.
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