I am getting a segmentation fault from the below program.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
void removeProcess(int*, int);
void removeProcessN(char**, int, int);
void main() {
int numPro = 0, quanTime = 0, contTime = 0, i, elemNum, time = 0;
//Supply variables with user input
printf("Enter number of processes: ");
scanf("%d", &numPro);
printf("Enter context switch time: ");
scanf("%d", &contTime);
printf("Enter quantum of time: ");
scanf("%d", &quanTime);
//Create array of number of process time
int proTime[numPro];
//Create string array for better output
char *proNames[numPro];
//Retrieves process time from user
for (i = 0; i < numPro; i++){
printf("Enter execution time for process %d: ", i);
scanf("%d", proTime + i);
sprintf(proNames[i], "p%d", i);
}
elemNum = 0;
//While a process remains active
while (numPro != 0) {
//Retrieves the element being worked with
elemNum = elemNum % numPro;
//Describe process working with
printf("Executing process %s\nStart time = %d\n", proNames[elemNum], time);
proTime[elemNum] -= quanTime;
//If process time complete, remove process
if (proTime[elemNum] <= 0){
removeProcess(proTime, elemNum);
removeProcessN(proNames, elemNum, numPro);
--numPro;
}
//Add amount of time with context time
time = time + quanTime + contTime;
elemNum++;
}
}
/**
*@param *array pointer to an array of integers
*@param elem int of the element to remove
* Removes an element 'elem' from the supplied integer array.
*/
void removeProcessN(char **array, int numElem, int elem) {
char *temparray[numElem - 1];
//Copy array to temparray except for elem to remove
int i;
for (i = 0; i < elem; i++) {
if (i == numElem) {
continue;
} else {
temparray[i] = array[i];
}
}
//End by setting the pointer of array to the temparray
array = temparray;
}
/**
*@param *array pointer to an array of integers
*@param elem int of the element to remove
* Removes an element 'elem' from the supplied integer array.
*/
void removeProcess(int *array, int elem) {
//Number of elements in the array
int numElem = sizeof(array) / sizeof(int);
int temparray[numElem - 1];
//Copy array to temparray except for elem to remove
int i;
for (i = 0; i < numElem; i++) {
if (i == elem) {
continue;
} else {
temparray[i] = array[i];
}
}
//End by setting the pointer of array to the temparray
array = temparray;
}
I know the segmentation fault is coming from sprintf. I am trying to simulate how an operating system would complete a process using round robin. I have tried using sprintf because that's what tutorials were saying online to use when trying to manipulate strings. The removeProcessN is just removing an index from the array proNames. I am mostly just concerned with the sprintf.
I have tried malloc when I do the sprintf but it would not even compile at that point. If someone could offer an explanation I'd be appreciative.