diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 521fcd2..caec8de 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         "iostream": "cpp",
         "iosfwd": "cpp",
         "fstream": "cpp",
-        "xlocmes": "cpp"
+        "xlocmes": "cpp",
+        "utility": "cpp"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lab4/images/1_out.ppm b/lab4/images/1_out.ppm
index e69de29..586cf1e 100644
Binary files a/lab4/images/1_out.ppm and b/lab4/images/1_out.ppm differ
diff --git a/lab4/images/1rotated.ppm b/lab4/images/1rotated.ppm
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b25936..0000000
Binary files a/lab4/images/1rotated.ppm and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/lab4/images/2rotated.ppm b/lab4/images/2rotated.ppm
deleted file mode 100644
index c4203b2..0000000
Binary files a/lab4/images/2rotated.ppm and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/lab4/images/3rotated.ppm b/lab4/images/3rotated.ppm
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f2920b..0000000
Binary files a/lab4/images/3rotated.ppm and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/lab4/src/makefile b/lab4/src/makefile
index bd2a5e8..18477ba 100644
--- a/lab4/src/makefile
+++ b/lab4/src/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+SHMDIR = sharedMemory
+
+shm_build: $(SHMDIR)/shared.cpp
+	g++ -g $(SHMDIR)/shared.cpp $(SHMDIR)/important.cpp -o $(SHMDIR)/shared.out
+
+shm_run: shm_build
+	$(SHMDIR)/shared.out ../images/$(INPUT).ppm ../images/$(INPUT)_out.ppm 
+
+
+# ----- OLD MAKEFILE CMDs -----------------
+
 build-sharpen: ./a.out
 
 ./a.out: image_sharpener.cpp libppm.cpp
diff --git a/lab4/src/sharedMemory/important.cpp b/lab4/src/sharedMemory/important.cpp
index 9f72711..6ec1182 100644
--- a/lab4/src/sharedMemory/important.cpp
+++ b/lab4/src/sharedMemory/important.cpp
@@ -6,95 +6,76 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-struct image_t *S1_smoothen(struct image_t *input_image)
+float *S1_smoothen(struct image_t *input_image)
 {
-	// cout << input_image->width << input_image->height << " " <<  input_image->image_pixels << endl;
 	int width = input_image->width;
 	int height = input_image->height;
 
 	// memory allocation
-	struct image_t *smoother = new struct image_t;
-	smoother->height = height;
-	smoother->width = width;
-	smoother->image_pixels = new uint8_t **[height];
+	float *smoother = (float *)malloc(height * width * 3 * sizeof(float));
+	long ind = 0;
+
 	for (int i = 0; i < height; i++)
 	{
-		smoother->image_pixels[i] = new uint8_t *[width];
 		for (int j = 0; j < width; j++)
-			smoother->image_pixels[i][j] = new uint8_t[3];
-	}
-
-	for (int i = 1; i < height - 1; i++)
-	{
-		for (int j = 1; j < width - 1; j++)
 		{
 			for (int k = 0; k < 3; k++)
 			{
-				// image->image_pixels[i][j][k] = val;
 				//  edge cases
 				if (i == 0 && j == 0)
 				{ // i-1 and j - 1 doesnt exist
-					smoother->image_pixels[i][j][k] = (input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j + 1][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j + 1][k] / 4);
+					smoother[ind] = (float)(input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j + 1][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j + 1][k] / 4);
 				}
 				else if (i == height - 1 && j == 0)
 				{ // i+1 and j-1 does not exist
-					smoother->image_pixels[i][j][k] = (input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j + 1][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j + 1][k] / 4);
+					smoother[ind] = (float)(input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j + 1][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j + 1][k] / 4);
 				}
 
 				else if (i == 0 && j == width - 1)
 				{ // i-1 and j+1 does not exist
-					smoother->image_pixels[i][j][k] = (input_image->image_pixels[i][j - 1][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j - 1][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j][k] / 4);
+					smoother[ind] = (float)(input_image->image_pixels[i][j - 1][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j - 1][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j][k] / 4);
 				}
 				else if (i == height - 1 && j == width - 1)
 				{ // i+1 and j+1 does not exist
-					smoother->image_pixels[i][j][k] = (input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j - 1][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j - 1][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 4);
+					smoother[ind] = (float)(input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j - 1][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j - 1][k] / 4 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 4);
 				}
 				else if (i == 0)
 				{ // i - 1 does not exist
-					smoother->image_pixels[i][j][k] = (input_image->image_pixels[i][j - 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j + 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j - 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j + 1][k] / 6);
+					smoother[ind] = (float)(input_image->image_pixels[i][j - 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j + 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j - 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j + 1][k] / 6);
 				}
 
 				else if (j == 0)
 				{ // j -1 does not exist
-					smoother->image_pixels[i][j][k] = (input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j + 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j + 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j + 1][k] / 6);
+					smoother[ind] = (float)(input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j + 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j + 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j + 1][k] / 6);
 				}
 
 				else if (i == height - 1)
 				{ // i+1 does not exist
-					smoother->image_pixels[i][j][k] = (input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j - 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j + 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j - 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j + 1][k] / 6);
+					smoother[ind] = (float)(input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j - 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j + 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j - 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j + 1][k] / 6);
 				}
 				else if (j == width - 1)
 				{ // j + 1 does not exist
-					smoother->image_pixels[i][j][k] = (input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j - 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j - 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j - 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j][k] / 6);
+					smoother[ind] = (float)(input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j - 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j - 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j - 1][k] / 6 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j][k] / 6);
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					smoother->image_pixels[i][j][k] = (input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j - 1][k] / 9 + input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j][k] / 9 + input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j + 1][k] / 9 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j - 1][k] / 9 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 9 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j + 1][k] / 9 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j - 1][k] / 9 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j][k] / 9 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j + 1][k] / 9);
+					smoother[ind] = (float)(input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j - 1][k] / 9 + input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j][k] / 9 + input_image->image_pixels[i - 1][j + 1][k] / 9 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j - 1][k] / 9 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] / 9 + input_image->image_pixels[i][j + 1][k] / 9 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j - 1][k] / 9 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j][k] / 9 + input_image->image_pixels[i + 1][j + 1][k] / 9);
 				}
+				ind++;
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
 	return smoother;
 }
 
-struct image_t *S2_find_details(struct image_t *input_image, struct image_t *smoothened_image)
+float *S2_find_details(struct image_t *input_image, float *smoothened_image)
 {
 	// TODO
 	int width = input_image->width;
 	int height = input_image->height;
 
-	struct image_t *details = new struct image_t;
-	details->height = height;
-	details->width = width;
-	details->image_pixels = new uint8_t **[height];
-
-	for (int i = 0; i < height; i++)
-	{
-		details->image_pixels[i] = new uint8_t *[width];
-		for (int j = 0; j < width; j++)
-			details->image_pixels[i][j] = new uint8_t[3];
-	}
+	float *details = (float *)malloc(height * width * 3 * sizeof(float));
+	long ind = 0;
 
 	for (int i = 1; i < height - 1; i++)
 	{
@@ -102,7 +83,8 @@ struct image_t *S2_find_details(struct image_t *input_image, struct image_t *smo
 		{
 			for (int k = 0; k < 3; k++)
 			{
-				details->image_pixels[i][j][k] = max(0, input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] - smoothened_image->image_pixels[i][j][k]);
+				details[ind] = max((float)0, (float)input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] - smoothened_image[ind]);
+				ind++;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -110,33 +92,25 @@ struct image_t *S2_find_details(struct image_t *input_image, struct image_t *smo
 	return details;
 }
 
-struct image_t *S3_sharpen(struct image_t *input_image, struct image_t *details_image)
+float *S3_sharpen(struct image_t *input_image, float *details_image)
 {
 	// TODO
 	int width = input_image->width;
 	int height = input_image->height;
 
-	int a = 1;
+	float a = 0.8;
 
-	struct image_t *sharp = new struct image_t;
-	sharp->height = height;
-	sharp->width = width;
-	sharp->image_pixels = new uint8_t **[height];
-
-	for (int i = 0; i < height; i++)
-	{
-		sharp->image_pixels[i] = new uint8_t *[width];
-		for (int j = 0; j < width; j++)
-			sharp->image_pixels[i][j] = new uint8_t[3];
-	}
+	float *sharp = (float *)malloc(height * width * 3 * sizeof(float));
 
+	long ind = 0;
 	for (int i = 1; i < height - 1; i++)
 	{
 		for (int j = 1; j < width - 1; j++)
 		{
 			for (int k = 0; k < 3; k++)
 			{
-				sharp->image_pixels[i][j][k] = min(255, input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] + details_image->image_pixels[i][j][k]) * a;
+				sharp[ind] = min((float)255, (float)input_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] + a * details_image[ind]);
+				ind++;
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lab4/src/sharedMemory/important.h b/lab4/src/sharedMemory/important.h
index b536603..e1e6640 100644
--- a/lab4/src/sharedMemory/important.h
+++ b/lab4/src/sharedMemory/important.h
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ struct image_t
 	uint8_t*** image_pixels;
 };
 
-struct image_t* S1_smoothen(struct image_t *input_image);
-struct image_t* S2_find_details(struct image_t *input_image, struct image_t *smoothened_image);
-struct image_t* S3_sharpen(struct image_t *input_image, struct image_t *details_image);
+float* S1_smoothen(struct image_t *input_image);
+float* S2_find_details(struct image_t *input_image, float *smoothened_image);
+float* S3_sharpen(struct image_t *input_image, float *details_image);
 
 struct image_t* read_ppm_file(char* path_to_input_file);
 void write_ppm_file(char* path_to_output_file, struct image_t* image);
diff --git a/lab4/src/sharedMemory/shared.cpp b/lab4/src/sharedMemory/shared.cpp
index 5cfbb68..099140b 100644
--- a/lab4/src/sharedMemory/shared.cpp
+++ b/lab4/src/sharedMemory/shared.cpp
@@ -18,19 +18,40 @@ using namespace std;
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
-	// if(argc != 3)
-	// {
-	// 	cout << "usage: ./a.out <path-to-original-image> <path-to-transformed-image>\n\n";
-	// 	exit(0);
-	// }
+	if(argc != 3)
+	{
+		cout << "usage: ./a.out <path-to-original-image> <path-to-transformed-image>\n\n";
+		exit(0);
+	}
 
-    // struct image_t *input_image = read_ppm_file(argv[1]);
+    struct image_t *input_image = read_ppm_file(argv[1]);
+    int height = input_image->height;
+    int width = input_image->width;
+
+    struct image_t *sharpened_image = new struct image_t;
+    sharpened_image->height = height;
+    sharpened_image->width = width;
+    sharpened_image->image_pixels = new uint8_t**[sharpened_image->height];
+    for(int i = 0; i < sharpened_image->height; i++){
+        sharpened_image->image_pixels[i] = new uint8_t*[sharpened_image->width];
+        for(int j = 0; j < sharpened_image->width; j++){
+            sharpened_image->image_pixels[i][j] = new uint8_t[3];
+        }
+    }
+
+    float *sharp;
 
     const char *shm1_name = "/shm_parent_child";
     const char *shm2_name = "/shm_child_grandchild";
     const char *sem1_name = "/sem_parent_child";
     const char *sem2_name = "/sem_child_grandchild";
+    
+    size_t size = input_image->height * input_image->width * 3 * sizeof(float);
+    // size_t size = 1024;
 
+    int reps=1000;
+
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     int shm_fd = shm_open(shm1_name, O_CREAT | O_RDWR, 0666);
     if (shm_fd == -1) {
         perror("shm_open");
@@ -44,12 +65,33 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
 
     // Map the shared memory object into the process address space
-    void *ptr = mmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, shm_fd, 0);
+    float *ptr = (float*)mmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, shm_fd, 0);
     if (ptr == MAP_FAILED) {
         perror("mmap");
         return 1;
     }
 
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    int shm2_fd = shm_open(shm2_name, O_CREAT | O_RDWR, 0666);
+    if (shm2_fd == -1) {
+        perror("shm_open");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Resize the shared memory object to the desired size
+    if (ftruncate(shm2_fd, size) == -1) {
+        perror("ftruncate");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Map the shared memory object into the process address space
+    float *ptr2 = (float*)mmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, shm2_fd, 0);
+    if (ptr2 == MAP_FAILED) {
+        perror("mmap");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
     sem_t *sem_parent_child = sem_open(sem1_name, O_CREAT, 0666, 0); // Initially locked (0)
     sem_t *sem_child_grandchild = sem_open(sem2_name, O_CREAT, 0666, 0); // Initially locked (0)
 
@@ -59,9 +101,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
 
 
-    // size_t size = input_image->height * input_image->width * 3 * sizeof(uint8_t);
-    size_t size = 1024;
-
 	pid_t CHILD;
 	CHILD = fork();
 	if (CHILD == -1) {
@@ -71,37 +110,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 	// Parent Process
 	if(CHILD != 0){
-
-        char buffer[1024] = {'p', 'a', 'c', 'k', 'e', 't', '\0'};
-        buffer[7] = '\0';
-
         // Write data to the shared memory
-        for(int i = 1; i < 5; i++){
-		    // printf("parent writing to shm\n");
-            buffer[6] = '0' + i;
-            memcpy(ptr, buffer, 1024);  // Copy 1024 bytes to shared memory
+        for(int i = 0; i < reps; i++){
 
-            // Optional: Print what is being written to shared memory for verification
-            printf("P - Writing to shared memory: %s\n", (char *)ptr);
+		    float* smoothImage = S1_smoothen(input_image);
+            memcpy(ptr, smoothImage, size);
             sem_post(sem_parent_child);
-            sem_wait(sem_child_grandchild);
-        }
 
-        // Unmap the shared memory object
-        if (munmap(ptr, size) == -1) {
-            perror("munmap");
-            return 1;
         }
-
-        // Close the shared memory file descriptor
-        if (close(shm_fd) == -1) {
-            perror("close");
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        sem_close(sem_parent_child);
-        sem_close(sem_child_grandchild);
-		wait(NULL);                /* Wait for child */
 	}
 
 	// Child process
@@ -115,135 +131,74 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 		// Child Process
 		if(GRAND_CHILD != 0){
-            int shm_fd = shm_open(shm1_name, O_CREAT | O_RDWR, 0666);
-            if (shm_fd == -1) {
-                perror("shm_open");
-                return 1;
-            }
 
-            // Resize the shared memory object to the desired size
-            if (ftruncate(shm_fd, size) == -1) {
-                perror("ftruncate");
-                return 1;
-            }
+            for(int i = 0; i < reps; i++){
 
-            // Map the shared memory object into the process address space
-            void *ptr = mmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, shm_fd, 0);
-            if (ptr == MAP_FAILED) {
-                perror("mmap");
-                return 1;
-            }
-
-            int shm2_fd = shm_open(shm2_name, O_CREAT | O_RDWR, 0666);
-            if (shm2_fd == -1) {
-                perror("shm_open");
-                return 1;
-            }
-
-            // Resize the shared memory object to the desired size
-            if (ftruncate(shm2_fd, size) == -1) {
-                perror("ftruncate");
-                return 1;
-            }
-
-            // Map the shared memory object into the process address space
-            void *ptr2 = mmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, shm2_fd, 0);
-            if (ptr2 == MAP_FAILED) {
-                perror("mmap");
-                return 1;
-            }
-
-            for(int i=0; i<5; i++){
-                // printf("Child reading from shm1 and writing to shm2...\n");
                 sem_wait(sem_parent_child);
-                // Print the contents of the shared memory
-                char *packet = (char *)ptr;
-                printf("C - Shared memory contents: %s\n", packet);
-                // char buffer[1024];
-                // strncpy(buffer, (char *)ptr, 1024);
-                memcpy(ptr2, ptr, 1024);
-                sem_post(sem_child_grandchild); // Signal parent
-            }
+                float *details = S2_find_details(input_image, ptr);
+                memcpy(ptr2, details, 1024);
+                sem_post(sem_child_grandchild); // Signal grandchild
 
-            // Unmap the shared memory object
-            if (munmap(ptr, size) == -1) {
-                perror("munmap");
-                return 1;
             }
-
-            // Close the shared memory file descriptor
-            if (close(shm_fd) == -1) {
-                perror("close");
-                return 1;
-            }
-			// printf("child writing to shm\n");
-
-            // Unmap the shared memory object
-            if (munmap(ptr2, size) == -1) {
-                perror("munmap");
-                return 1;
-            }
-
-            // Close the shared memory file descriptor
-            if (close(shm2_fd) == -1) {
-                perror("close");
-                return 1;
-            }
-
-            shm_unlink(shm1_name);
-            sem_close(sem_parent_child);
-            sem_close(sem_child_grandchild);
-			wait(NULL);
-			exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+            exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 		}
 
 		// GrandChild Process
-		else if (GRAND_CHILD == 0) {    /* GrandChild reads from pipe */
-            int shm2_fd = shm_open(shm2_name, O_CREAT | O_RDWR, 0666);
-            if (shm2_fd == -1) {
-                perror("shm_open");
-                return 1;
-            }
+		else if (GRAND_CHILD == 0) {
 
-            // Resize the shared memory object to the desired size
-            if (ftruncate(shm2_fd, size) == -1) {
-                perror("ftruncate");
-                return 1;
-            }
+            printf("GC reading...\n");
+            for(int i = 0; i < reps; i++){
 
-            // Map the shared memory object into the process address space
-            void *ptr2 = mmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, shm2_fd, 0);
-            if (ptr2 == MAP_FAILED) {
-                perror("mmap");
-                return 1;
-            }
-
-            for(int i=0; i<5; i++){
                 sem_wait(sem_child_grandchild);
-                // Print the contents of the shared memory
-                // printf("Grandchild reading from shm...\n");
-                printf("GC - Shared memory contents: %s\n", (char *)ptr2);
-            }
+                sharp = S3_sharpen(input_image, ptr2);
 
-            // Unmap the shared memory object
-            if (munmap(ptr2, size) == -1) {
-                perror("munmap");
-                return 1;
             }
+            printf("GC reading done...\n");
 
-            // Close the shared memory file descriptor
-            if (close(shm2_fd) == -1) {
-                perror("close");
-                return 1;
-            }
-
-            shm_unlink(shm2_name);
-			sem_close(sem_parent_child);
-            sem_close(sem_child_grandchild);
             exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 		}
 	}
 
+    wait(NULL);
+    wait(NULL);
+
+    int ind=0;
+    for(int i = 0; i < sharpened_image->height; i++){
+        for(int j = 0; j < sharpened_image->width; j++){
+            for(int k = 0; k < 3; k++){
+                sharpened_image->image_pixels[i][j][k] = sharp[ind++];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    printf("Writing output file...\n");
+    write_ppm_file(argv[2], sharpened_image);
+
+    // Unmap the shared memory object
+    if (munmap(ptr, size) == -1) {
+        perror("munmap");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    // Close the shared memory file descriptor
+    if (close(shm_fd) == -1) {
+        perror("close");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Unmap the shared memory object
+    if (munmap(ptr2, size) == -1) {
+        perror("munmap");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Close the shared memory file descriptor
+    if (close(shm2_fd) == -1) {
+        perror("close");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    shm_unlink(shm1_name);
+    shm_unlink(shm2_name);
+
     sem_close(sem_parent_child);
     sem_close(sem_child_grandchild);
     sem_unlink(sem1_name);