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What are the benefits of mutex over semaphore in linux system programming

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if binary semaphore can protect a resource atomically, then what is the benefit of mutex. For example, sem_init(&sem, 0, 1); sem_wait(&sem); critical session; sem_post(&sem); Please clarify any benefits of mutex over semaphore.
Asked by Raja Sekhar (25 rep)
Sep 18, 2017, 07:28 PM
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