Add a lock-free ring buffer with shared memory

Author: jserv

README.md

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 - [channel](channel/): A Linux futex based Go channel implementation.
 - [redirect](redirect/): An I/O multiplexer to monitor stdin redirect using `timerfd` and `epoll`.
 - [rcu\_list](rcu_list/): A concurrent linked list utilizing the simplified RCU algorithm.
-
+- [ringbuf\_shm](ringbuf_shm/): An optimized lock-free ring buffer with shared memory.
 
 ## License
 

ringbuf-shm/Makefile

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+all:
+	$(CC) -Wall -std=gnu11 -o ringbuffer ringbuffer.c -lpthread -lrt
+
+clean:
+	rm -f ringbuffer
+
+indent:
+	clang-format -i ringbuffer.c

ringbuf-shm/README.md

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+# `ringbuf_shm`
+
+A lock-free ring buffer with shared memory.
+
+### Properties
+
+* Allow variably sized chunks
+* Support contiguous memory chunks
+* Support zero copy operation