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Assignment 4 - FSP

A variable store values in the range actions

read 0..N

and supports the and

write

. Model the variable as a process, VARIABLE, using FSP. The process’s LTS graph for N=2 shown below. Your FSP model must produce an identical graph.

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Solution.

const N = ...

range R = 0..N

VARIABLE = VAR[0], VAR[i:R] = (read[i] -> VAR[i] |write[v:R] -> VAR[v] ).

Assignment 4 - FSP

2. A drinks dispensing machine charges 15p for a can of Sugarola. The machine accepts coins with denominations 5p, 10p and 20p and gives change. Using the alphabet

{can, in.coin[10], in.coin[20], in.coin[5], out.coin[10], out.coin[5] }

model the machine as an FSP process, DRINKS. A sample trace is shown below.

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2. Solution.

DRINKS = CREDIT[0], CREDIT[0] = (in.coin[5] -> CREDIT[5] |in.coin[10] -> CREDIT[10] |in.coin[20] -> CHANGE[5]), CREDIT[5] = (in.coin[5] -> CREDIT[10] |in.coin[10] -> CHANGE[0] |in.coin[20] -> CHANGE[10]), CREDIT[10] = (in.coin[5] -> CHANGE[0] |in.coin[10] -> CHANGE[5] |in.coin[20] -> CHANGE[15]), CHANGE[0] = (can -> DRINKS), CHANGE[5] = (can -> out.coin[5] -> DRINKS), CHANGE[10] = (can -> out.coin[10] -> DRINKS), CHANGE[15] = (can -> out.coin[5] -> out.coin[10] -> DRINKS).

Assignment 4 - FSP

3. Consider the following scenario. There are n bees and a hungry bear. They share a pot of honey. The pot is initially empty; its capacity is H portions of honey. The bear waits until the pot is full, eats all the honey and waits until the pot is full again: this pattern repeats forever. Each bee repeatedly gathers one portion of honey and puts it into the pot; if the pot is full when a bee arrives it must wait until the bear has eaten the honey before adding its portion: this pattern repeats forever.

Model this scenario using FSP. The LTS graph for 4 bees is shown below. Your FSP model must produce an identical graph.

3. continued.

Assignment 4 - FSP

Assignment 4 - FSP

3. Solution.

const H=4 const N=3 BEE = (addhoney -> BEE).

BEAR = (eat -> BEAR).

POT = POT[0], POT[i:0..H] = (when (i POT[i+1] |when (i==H) eat -> POT[0]).

||HONEYBEAR = ([i:0..N]:BEE || BEAR || POT).

Assignment 4 - FSP

3. A, S and J work in a bar. A washes the dirty glasses one at a time and places each on a workspace. The workspace can hold a maximum of 10 glasses. S and J remove the glasses from the workspace one at a time and dry them. [You can ignore what happens to a glass after it is dried.] Unfortunately, there is only one drying cloth so S and J have to take turns at using it. However, as J is able to dry faster he dries two glasses at each turn while S only dries one. S takes the first turn at drying.

Model the concurrent activity in the bar by completing the following FSP template.

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3. continued.

S = (sdry -> S).

J = (jdry -> jdry -> J).

A = (wash -> A).

// gw is the number of glasses washed.

// j is the number of glasses washed by J in this turn.

// turn indicates whose turn it is to wash.

WORKSPACE(N=5) = WS[0][0][0], WS[gw:0..N][j:0..1][turn:0..1] = (..).

||BAR = (S || J || A || WORKSPACE(10)).

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3. continued. A sample trace is shown below.

Assignment 4 - FSP

3. Solution.

S = (sdry -> S).

J = (jdry -> jdry -> J).

A = (wash -> A).

WORKSPACE(N=5) = WS[0][0][0], WS[gw:0..N][j:0..1][turn:0..1] = (gw[gw]-> WS[gw][j][turn] |when (gw WS[gw+1][j][turn] |when (gw>0 && turn==0) sdry -> WS[gw-1][0][1] |when (gw>0 && j==0 && turn==1) jdry -> WS[gw-1][1][turn] |when (gw>0 && j==1 && turn==1) jdry -> WS[gw-1][0][0]).

||BAR = (S || J || A || WORKSPACE(20)).