Communicating between processes (using pipes) in C

[@jayshah8843]

why you don't use wait in parent process(else part) because both process are running parallel

[@CodeVault]

You're right, I think a wait(NULL) is missing at the end of the else part. Although, since, we're writing from the child process to the parent, the program will work properly albeit with some resource leaks. I'm glad you actually noticed my mistake. Good job!

[@lxw5231]

I dont understand， why there is resource leak without wait(NULL)?

[@AyushAnshul]

@@CodeVault Why doesn't parent end while we are waiting for input in child?

[@Jason-lb1lu]

@@lxw5231 because the parent might finish before the child process, which will result in the child process becoming a zombie process, ie its data is not cleared by the time you program ends, taking up space in your system while doing nothing hence a zombie process

[@josephmasinre1840]

@@CodeVault I don't think wait(NULL) is needed, since read is a blocking call, the child will wait until the parent writes into the pipe.

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[@CodeVault]

Thank you! I have a video on how to set it up on Windows, although it should be the exact same setup for Linux. You just hate to point VSCode to gcc instead of mingw. If it's still an issue, you can send me a message over on Discord and I'll send you the exact configurations I have for Linux.

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[@sergi9405]

00:00 - Introduction to inter-process communication and the purpose of the video. 01:20 - Explanation of pipes as a method of inter-process communication. 02:40 - Basic syntax and functions for creating pipes in C. 04:15 - Demonstration of creating a pipe in C with a simple example. 06:00 - Discussion of reading from and writing to pipes. 07:30 - Example of parent-child process communication using pipes. 10:00 - Handling errors and closing pipes. 12:00 - Summary and conclusion.

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[@vanchark]

I came here for 6:54. I was wondering why in my professor's sample code you have to close the other end of the pipe. Turns out it's very simple -- it's because we inherit it but we're not using it haha

[@xinking2644]

thanks for your video! What should I do if I want to get some complex return value like array of class object from child process ?

[@CodeVault]

Here's a video on how to send an array through pipes: code-vault.net/lesson/phac6gv4cy:1603733529763 It's very similar to how you would send a struct or object

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[@CodeVault]

Yep, in production environments it is recommended to check for those errors. Here I don't because it would distract from the main concept and a lot of the time it's difficult to force an error to exemplify what the code does

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[@CodeVault]

This one: code-vault.net/course/yx1g2sh6l4:1610029046575/lesson/4wy66ezt7u:1610303902122 And the next in the playlist shows how to run in on Linux and how I actually run VSCode

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Just the up-to-date manual on any operating system has enough information. Books could be outdated and I never really look into them

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[@yogi3058]

Explanation is good but there is correction here. Else part is parent part of process because fork return number is non zero for Parent process only.

[@CodeVault]

I'm pretty sure that's how it was set up. Do I say in the video otherwise?

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[@hiotasmusic3811]

Hi, what is your VSCode extension which shows you the function's description ? Thank you !

[@CodeVault]

It's the C/C++ extension from Microsoft. Make sure the headers are configured properly otherwise it won't show the tooltips properly

[@hiotasmusic3811]

@@CodeVault ok I see, thank you ! Your videos help me a lot !

[@fernandoguirao3748]

Super clear video! Do you have any extension for VS to show a little explanation of the functions when you have your cursor above?, when I do so it only shows me the prototype of the function

[@CodeVault]

I have the C/C++ extension from Microsoft. It should work but you just have to make sure it's configured correctly (there might be some path you have to add to the headers and whatnot)

[@danielmouraJC]

Me too

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​@@CodeVault can u please elaborate because installing the extension is easy but I have no idea how to configure it, as a beginner this information pop-up can help us a lot!

[@danielmouraJC]

@@CodeVault I haven't been able to

[@vkatasonov]

Hello and thx for the video. One thing that confused me a little bit is why do we close fd before making some operation. It seems to be more logical if pipe would read from fd0 and then write to fd1. But looks like it’s two different processes.

[@vkatasonov]

If you close fd in one process in another it will still work?

[@CodeVault]

fds are duplicated after you call fork(). So, if you open a pipe() and then fork() you have 4 fds in total. Since from one process we only read and from another we only write we don't need half of them

[@dealvin]

do you have some videos about mmap() function?. Thanks for this video.

[@CodeVault]

No yet

[@suneelabbigari]

Please upload a playlist on IPC, PIPE, FIFO , MESSAGE QUEUE AND SHARED MEMORY

[@suneelabbigari]

Thank for the reply , Can i expect these concepts ??

[@CodeVault]

There are already videos on pipe and fifo: code-vault.net/course/46qpfr4tkz:1603732431896/lesson/l60w4pa21h:1603732432183 and code-vault.net/course/46qpfr4tkz:1603732431896/lesson/6beteynqqw:1603732432282 respectively. The rest are on my todo list already

[@suneelabbigari]

@@CodeVault Thanks for the reply, please upload videos for message queues , shared memory in depth plss

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[@hackedyou116]

@CodeVault , why cant we use a global valiable in that program declared before fork() and just store the input value in that variable?

[@CodeVault]

Because global variables are only global to the process. Each process (child and parent process) get their own set of global variables. Modifying one global variable in one process won't change it in the other

[@subhashjha2959]

fork return 0, pid, -1, so need to add 3rd condition for fork.

[@flamendless]

Awesome thanks a lot! Please need some guidance on how to get the output of printf of another program (child) then receive that in the main program (parent) but not after the child is closed or done?

[@CodeVault]

There's this video on the topic: code-vault.net/lesson/43zvcsz6o1:1603732432539

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[@enesb4797]

Hello sir, what is the point of giving different return values?

[@CodeVault]

It's simple. What you return inside main gets passed to the operating system. If it's 0, it's considered a "success", if it's anything else, it's considered an error. So, if I return, let's say, 3 in the main function, I will get in the terminal something like: "Program terminated with exit code 3" And then I could look at my code and find where that 3 is and figure out what happened

[@enesb4797]

@@CodeVault Thank you so much!

[@rjerezc]

Nice video!