/* Dolev, Klawe & Rodeh for leader election in unidirectional ring * `An O(n log n) unidirectional distributed algorithm for extrema * finding in a circle,' J. of Algs, Vol 3. (1982), pp. 245-260 */ #define N 5 /* nr of processes (use 5 for demos) */ #define I 3 /* node given the smallest number */ #define L 10 /* size of buffer (>= 2*N) */ mtype = { one, two, winner }; chan q[N] = [L] of { mtype, byte}; byte nr_leaders = 0; proctype node (chan in, out; byte mynumber) { bit Active = 1, know_winner = 0; byte nr, maximum = mynumber, neighbourR; xr in; xs out; printf("MSC: %d\n", mynumber); out!one(mynumber); end: do :: in?one(nr) -> if :: Active -> if :: nr != maximum -> out!two(nr); neighbourR = nr :: else -> /* Raynal p.39: max is greatest number */ assert(nr == N); know_winner = 1; out!winner,nr; fi :: else -> out!one(nr) fi :: in?two(nr) -> if :: Active -> if :: neighbourR > nr && neighbourR > maximum -> maximum = neighbourR; out!one(neighbourR) :: else -> Active = 0 fi :: else -> out!two(nr) fi :: in?winner,nr -> if :: nr != mynumber -> printf("MSC: LOST\n"); :: else -> printf("MSC: LEADER\n"); nr_leaders++; assert(nr_leaders == 1) fi; if :: know_winner :: else -> out!winner,nr fi; break od } init { byte proc; atomic { proc = 1; do :: proc <= N -> run node (q[proc-1], q[proc%N], (N+I-proc)%N+1); proc++ :: proc > N -> break od } }