# show start value in parent process
showdata('parent start', scalar, vector)
# spawn child, pass in shared memory
p = Process(target=showdata, args=('child ', scalar, vector))
p.start(); p.join()
# pass in shared memory updated in parent, wait for each to finish
# each child sees updates in parent so far for args (but not global)
print('\nloop1 (updates in parent, serial children)...')
for i in range(procs):
count += 1
scalar.value += 1
vector[i] += 1
p = Process(target=showdata, args=(('process %s' % i), scalar, vector))
p.start(); p.join()
# same as prior, but allow children to run in parallel
# all see the last iteration's result because all share objects
print('\nloop2 (updates in parent, parallel children)...')
ps = []
for i in range(procs):
count += 1
scalar.value += 1
vector[i] += 1
p = Process(target=showdata, args=(('process %s' % i), scalar, vector))
p.start()
ps.append(p)
for p in ps: p.join()
# shared memory updated in spawned children, wait for each
print('\nloop3 (updates in serial children)...')
for i in range(procs):
p = Process(target=updater, args=(scalar, vector))
p.start()
p.join()
showdata('parent temp', scalar, vector)
# same, but allow children to update in parallel
ps = []
print('\nloop4 (updates in parallel children)...')
for i in range(procs):
p = Process(target=updater, args=(scalar, vector))
p.start()
ps.append(p)
for p in ps: p.join()
# global count=6 in parent only
# show final results here # scalar=12: +6 parent, +6 in 6 children
showdata('parent end', scalar, vector) # array[i]=8: +2 parent, +6 in 6 children