Semaphore vs Monitor

Semaphore vs Monitor

Monitor, mutex, and semaphores can be confusing concepts initially. A monitor is made up of a mutex and a condition variable. One can think of a mutex as a subset of a monitor. Differences between a monitor and a semaphore are discussed below.

The Difference

• A monitor and a semaphore are interchangeable. Theoretically, one can be constructed out of the ...