Mutex vs Semorphore

Mutex vs Semaphore – Difference Between ThemGuru99

• Mutex is a locking mechanism whereas Semaphore is a signaling mechanism

• Mutex is just an object while Semaphore is an integer

• Mutex has no subtype whereas Semaphore has two types, which are counting semaphore and binary semaphore.

• Semaphore supports wait and signal operations modification, whereas Mutex is only modified by the process that may request or release a resource.

• Semaphore value is modified using wait () and signal () operations, on the other hand, Mutex operations are locked or unlocked.