#include <stdatomic.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#define CHILDREN 7
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
_Atomic int *sync = mmap(NULL, sizeof(int), PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
MAP_SHARED | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
if (sync == MAP_FAILED)
return 1;
*sync = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < CHILDREN; i++) {
pid_t pid = fork();
if (!pid) {
// child
while (*sync == 0)
; // wait the parent in order to call execl simultaneously
execl(argv[1], argv[1], NULL);
} else if (pid == -1) {
*sync = 1; // release all children
return 1;
}
}
// parent
*sync = 1; // start the program in all children simultaneously
for (int i = 0; i < CHILDREN; i++)
wait(NULL);
return 0;
}