⚠️ WARNING: This repository contains an example of bad code.
The project seems to work fine at first glance, but it fails when checked with valgrind --tool=helgrind.
There are possible deadlocks, race conditions, and synchronization issues that are not visible without proper tools.
Don't repeat this mistake — always check your code with Valgrind and Helgrind!
The Philosophers project is a classic multi-threading problem designed to teach students about thread management, synchronization, mutexes, and avoiding deadlocks.
The goal is to simulate a group of philosophers sitting at a table, eating, thinking, and not starving to death — all while sharing limited resources (forks).
This project is part of the School 42 curriculum.
makeHow to Run
./philo <number_of_philosophers> <time_to_die> <time_to_eat> <time_to_sleep> [number_of_times_each_philosopher_must_eat]Example:
./philo 5 800 200 200
Example of Valgrind usage
valgrind --leak-check=full ./philo 5 800 200 200
Example of Helgrind usage
valgrind --tool=helgrind ./philo 5 800 200 200