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_SC_PAGESIZE
· The “stack” thread attributes ·

scalability
· Comparisons ·
due to modularity
· A small microkernel and message passing ·
over network of SMP
· Multi-threaded server ·

scatter/gather
defined
· Glossary ·
operation
· Multipart messages ·

SCHED_FIFO
· The “scheduling” thread attributes ·

sched_get_priority_max()
· Prioritization ·

sched_get_priority_min()
· Prioritization ·

SCHED_OTHER
· The “scheduling” thread attributes ·

SCHED_RR
· The “scheduling” thread attributes ·

sched_rr_get_interval()
· Round Robin ·

sched_yield()
· FIFO ·

scheduling
· Scheduling and the real world ·
algorithms
· Scheduling algorithms ·
FIFO
· Scheduling algorithms ·
RR
· Scheduling algorithms ·
events in the future using timers
· Types of timers ·
faults
· Rescheduling — exceptions · Scheduling and the real world ·
FIFO
defined
· Glossary ·
hardware interrupts
· Operating periodically · Rescheduling — hardware interrupts · Scheduling and the real world ·
impact of interrupts
· Interrupt service routine ·
interrupts
· Neutrino and interrupts · Rescheduling — hardware interrupts ·
kernel calls
· Operating periodically · Rescheduling — kernel calls · Scheduling and the real world ·
one shot events in the future
· Types of timers ·
other hardware
· Rescheduling — hardware interrupts ·
periodic events using timers
· Types of timers ·
priority zero
· The “scheduling” thread attributes ·
round robin
defined
· Glossary ·
SCHED_FIFO
· The “scheduling” thread attributes ·
SCHED_OTHER
· The “scheduling” thread attributes ·
SCHED_RR
· The “scheduling” thread attributes ·
the realtime clock
· Rescheduling — hardware interrupts ·
thread creation
· The thread attributes structure ·
timers
· Rescheduling — hardware interrupts ·

scheduling scope
· The “flags” thread attribute ·

SchedYield()
· FIFO ·

SEM
· The blocked states ·

sem_post()
· Glossary ·

sem_wait()
· Glossary ·

semaphore
defined
· Glossary ·
in analogy
· Semaphores ·

send hierarchy
avoiding deadlock
· The send-hierarchy ·
breaking
· The MsgDeliverEvent() function · The send-hierarchy ·
implementation
· The MsgDeliverEvent() function ·
with MsgDeliverEvent()
· The MsgDeliverEvent() function ·
defined
· Glossary ·
designing
· The send-hierarchy ·
struct sigevent
· The MsgDeliverEvent() function ·
thread
· The MsgDeliverEvent() function ·

Send() (QNX 4)
· Client/server using the global namespace · Message passing ·

send-blocked
· Message passing and client/server ·
diagram
· Message passing and client/server ·

send-blocked state
when abnormal
· Message passing and client/server ·
when normal
· Message passing and client/server ·

send-driven model
· Server/subserver ·
example
· Send-driven (client/server) ·
important subtlety
· An important subtlety ·

sending a message
defined
· Glossary ·

server
acting on unblock pulse
· _NTO_CHF_UNBLOCK ·
assumptions about client data area
· Reading and writing data ·
authentication of client
· Who sent the message? ·
basic operation
· Sending messages ·
being informed of client unblock
· Kernel timeouts with message passing ·
binding of client
· The receive ID (a.k.a. the client cookie) ·
boosting priority
· Priority inheritance ·
busy
· Message passing and client/server ·
channels
· More about channels ·
class of service
· Who sent the message? ·
client buffer size
· Reading and writing data ·
client connecting to
diagram
· Creating the channel ·
client priority
· Who sent the message? ·
clients with mismatched buffer sizes
· Reading and writing data ·
creating a channel
· Creating the channel ·
defined
· Glossary ·
delivering event to client
· The MsgDeliverEvent() function ·
endian flags
· Who sent the message? ·
filesystem example
· Reading and writing data ·
finding
· Finding the server's ND/PID/CHID ·
by name
· Finding the server's ND/PID/CHID ·
global variable
· Finding the server's ND/PID/CHID ·
global variables
· Finding the server's ND/PID/CHID ·
resource manager
· Finding the server's ND/PID/CHID ·
well-known files
· Finding the server's ND/PID/CHID ·
finding out who sent message
· Who sent the message? ·
framework
· Server framework ·
general flow
· The receive ID (a.k.a. the client cookie) ·
handling big messages
· Reading and writing data ·
how to handle large transfers
· Reading and writing data ·
ignoring unblock pulse
· _NTO_CHF_UNBLOCK ·
limiting transfer size
· Server framework ·
logging of client
· Who sent the message? ·
mixing multithreaded and server/subserver
· Server/subserver ·
multi-threaded
· Multi-threaded server ·
multiple requests
· Not replying to the client ·
network distributed
· Server/subserver ·
node descriptor of client
· Who sent the message? ·
not replying to client
· Not replying to the client · Notes ·
notifying client
· The MsgDeliverEvent() function ·
periodic timers
· A server with periodic pulses ·
phases of message passing
· Message handling ·
receive ID
· Message handling ·
reply blocked client
· Message passing and client/server ·
replying to multiple clients
· Notes ·
server connection ID
· Who sent the message? ·
server/subserver
· Server/subserver ·
delegation of work
· Server/subserver ·
SMP
· Multi-threaded server · Server/subserver ·
state transition
diagram
· Message passing and client/server ·
state transitions
· Message passing and client/server ·
storing the struct sigevent
· The MsgDeliverEvent() function ·
thread pool
· Pools of threads ·
thread pools
· Multiple threads ·
timeouts
· Server-maintained timeouts ·
unblock pulse handling
· _NTO_CHF_UNBLOCK ·
unblocked by client
· Message handling ·
unblocking
client
· Message handling ·
using MsgInfo()
· Who sent the message? ·
using MsgReceive()
· Who sent the message? ·
using pulses for timeouts
· Pulse notification ·
using signals for timeouts
· Signal notification ·
verifying validity of event
· The MsgDeliverEvent() function ·
writing a header later
· Reading and writing data ·

server/subserver
· Not replying to the client ·
analogy
· Server/subserver ·
diagram
· An important subtlety ·
example
· Reply-driven (server/subserver) ·
implementation description
· Reply-driven (server/subserver) ·
message passing
· Multiple threads ·

SETIOV() macro
defined
· Multipart messages ·
example
· Multipart messages ·

setting the time
· Getting and setting the realtime clock and more ·

setuid()
· Now that you've attached an interrupt ·

setupPulseAndTimer()
· main() · setupPulseAndTimer() ·

SH_COMPAT
· The iofunc_ocb_t OCB structure ·

SH_DENYNO
· The iofunc_ocb_t OCB structure ·

SH_DENYRD
· The iofunc_ocb_t OCB structure ·

SH_DENYRW
· The iofunc_ocb_t OCB structure ·

SH_DENYWR
· The iofunc_ocb_t OCB structure ·

shared memory
· Multiple processes with shared memory ·
versus network
· Comparisons ·

sharing interrupts
· Level-sensitivity versus edge-sensitivity ·
diagram
· Level-sensitivity versus edge-sensitivity ·

SIGALRM
· Signal notification · Timers delivering signals ·

SIGEV_INTR
· General tricks for notification · How to fill in the struct sigevent · The trade-offs · Using InterruptAttachEvent() ·
and interrupts
· The trade-offs · Using InterruptAttachEvent() ·
and InterruptWait()
· Using InterruptAttachEvent() ·
and struct sigevent
· How to fill in the struct sigevent ·

SIGEV_INTR_INIT() (macro)
· General tricks for notification ·

sigev_notify_function()
· Thread notification ·

SIGEV_PULSE
· How to fill in the struct sigevent · Pulse notification · setupPulseAndTimer() · Using InterruptAttachEvent() ·
and struct sigevent
· How to fill in the struct sigevent · setupPulseAndTimer() ·

SIGEV_PULSE_INIT()
· setupPulseAndTimer() ·

SIGEV_PULSE_INIT() (macro)
· General tricks for notification ·
example
· setupPulseAndTimer() ·

SIGEV_PULSE_PRIO_INHERIT
· General tricks for notification · setupPulseAndTimer() ·

SIGEV_SIGNAL
· General tricks for notification · How to fill in the struct sigevent · Signal notification · Using InterruptAttachEvent() ·
and interrupts
· Using InterruptAttachEvent() ·
and struct sigevent
· How to fill in the struct sigevent · Signal notification ·

SIGEV_SIGNAL family
· How to fill in the struct sigevent ·

SIGEV_SIGNAL_CODE
· General tricks for notification · How to fill in the struct sigevent · Signal notification ·
and struct sigevent
· How to fill in the struct sigevent · Signal notification ·

SIGEV_SIGNAL_CODE_INIT() (macro)
· General tricks for notification ·

SIGEV_SIGNAL_INIT() (macro)
· General tricks for notification ·

SIGEV_SIGNAL_PULSE
· General tricks for notification ·

SIGEV_SIGNAL_THREAD
· General tricks for notification · How to fill in the struct sigevent · Signal notification ·
and struct sigevent
· How to fill in the struct sigevent · Signal notification ·

SIGEV_SIGNAL_THREAD_INIT() (macro)
· General tricks for notification ·

SIGEV_THREAD
· How to fill in the struct sigevent · Thread notification · Using InterruptAttachEvent() ·
and interrupts
· Using InterruptAttachEvent() ·
and struct sigevent
· How to fill in the struct sigevent ·

SIGEV_THREAD_INIT() (macro)
· General tricks for notification ·
example
· Timers creating threads ·

SIGEV_UNBLOCK
· General tricks for notification · How to fill in the struct sigevent · Kernel timeouts · Kernel timeouts with pthread_join() ·
and struct sigevent
· How to fill in the struct sigevent · Kernel timeouts ·
example
· Kernel timeouts with pthread_join() ·

SIGEV_UNBLOCK_INIT() (macro)
· General tricks for notification · Kernel timeouts with pthread_join() ·
example
· Kernel timeouts with pthread_join() ·

signal
defined
· Glossary ·
SIGALRM
· Timers delivering signals ·
SIGUSR1
· Timers delivering signals ·
struct sigevent
· Summary ·
timers
· Notification schemes · Timers delivering signals ·
versus pulses
· Signal notification ·

SIGSEGV
· The “stack” thread attributes ·

SIGUSR1
· Timers delivering signals ·

sigwait()
· Signal notification ·

sleep()
· Kernel states, the complete list · Operating periodically · Other clock sources · Rescheduling — kernel calls ·
bad implementation
· Operating periodically ·

sleepon locks
See synchronization

slowing down time
· Getting and setting ·

SMP
· A small microkernel and message passing · Multiple CPU (SMP) ·
application
· Multiple threads on a single CPU ·
atomic operations
· Things to watch out for when using SMP ·
coding for SMP or single processor
· Coding for SMP or single processor ·
concurrency
· Things to watch out for when using SMP ·
condvars
· Sleepons versus condvars ·
constraints
· Multiple threads on a single CPU ·
creating enough threads
· Threads in mathematical operations ·
in a networked system
· Multiple threads ·
interrupts
· ISR functions · Things to watch out for when using SMP ·
message passing
· Multiple threads ·
multiple threads
· Multiple threads on a single CPU ·
scalability
· Multi-threaded server ·
soaker thread
· Multiple threads on a single CPU ·
STATE_RUNNING
· RUNNING ·
thread pools
· Multiple threads ·
threads
· Threads in mathematical operations ·
timing
diagram
· Multiple threads on a single CPU ·
tips
· Things to watch out for when using SMP ·
underutilization
· Multiple threads on a single CPU ·
utilization
· Multiple threads on a single CPU ·

soaker thread
· Multiple threads on a single CPU ·

spawn()
· Starting a process with the exec() and spawn() calls · Starting a process with the fork() call ·

spawn() family
· So what should you use? · Starting a process from within a program · Starting a process with the exec() and spawn() calls ·

SPAWN_NOZOMBIE
· Starting a process with the exec() and spawn() calls ·

spawnl()
· Starting a process with the exec() and spawn() calls ·

spawnle()
· Starting a process with the exec() and spawn() calls ·

spawnlp()
· Starting a process with the exec() and spawn() calls ·

spawnlpe()
· Starting a process with the exec() and spawn() calls ·

spawnp()
· Starting a process with the exec() and spawn() calls ·

spawnv()
· Starting a process with the exec() and spawn() calls ·

spawnve()
· Starting a process with the exec() and spawn() calls ·

spawnvp()
· Starting a process with the exec() and spawn() calls ·

spawnvpe()
· Starting a process with the exec() and spawn() calls ·

speeding time up
· Getting and setting ·

stack
for thread
· The thread attributes structure ·
postmortem analysis
· The “stack” thread attributes ·

stat()
· The library really does what we just talked about · The resource manager library ·

STATE_CONDVAR
· Condition variables · Kernel states, the complete list ·

STATE_DEAD
· Kernel states, the complete list ·

STATE_INTR
· Kernel states, the complete list ·

STATE_JOIN
· Kernel states, the complete list ·

STATE_MUTEX
· Kernel states, the complete list · The blocked states ·

STATE_NANOSLEEP
· Kernel states, the complete list ·

STATE_NET_REPLY
· Kernel states, the complete list ·

STATE_NET_SEND
· Kernel states, the complete list ·

STATE_READY
· Attaching with InterruptAttachEvent() · InterruptAttach() versus InterruptAttachEvent() · Kernel states, the complete list · Message passing and client/server · Neutrino and interrupts · Notification schemes · Operating periodically · Priority inheritance · Rescheduling — hardware interrupts · Rescheduling — kernel calls · The blocked states · Timing jitter ·

STATE_READY state
· Message passing and client/server ·

STATE_RECEIVE
· Kernel states, the complete list ·

STATE_RECV
· Message passing and client/server · Pulse notification · So what's the trick? ·

STATE_RECV state
diagram
· Message passing and client/server ·

STATE_REPLY
· Kernel states, the complete list · Kernel timeouts with message passing · Notes · _NTO_CHF_UNBLOCK ·

STATE_REPLY state
· Message passing and client/server ·
diagram
· Message passing and client/server ·

STATE_RUNNING
· Kernel states, the complete list · Neutrino and interrupts ·

STATE_SEM
· Kernel states, the complete list · The blocked states ·

STATE_SEND
· Kernel states, the complete list · Kernel timeouts with message passing · _NTO_CHF_UNBLOCK · The MsgReceivePulse() function ·

STATE_SEND state
· Message passing and client/server ·
diagram
· Message passing and client/server ·

STATE_SIGSUSPEND
· Kernel states, the complete list ·

STATE_SIGWAITINFO
· Kernel states, the complete list ·

STATE_STACK
· Kernel states, the complete list ·

STATE_STOPPED
· Kernel states, the complete list ·

STATE_WAITCTX
· Kernel states, the complete list ·

STATE_WAITPAGE
· Kernel states, the complete list ·

STATE_WAITTHREAD
· Kernel states, the complete list ·

strcmp()
· ISR functions ·

strdup()
· ISR functions ·

strftime()
· What kind of timer? ·

struct _clockadjust
· Getting and setting ·

struct _clockperiod
· Adjusting the timebase ·
members
· Adjusting the timebase ·

struct _io_chmod
· io_chmod() ·

struct _io_chown
· io_chown() ·

struct _io_close
· io_close_dup() · io_close_ocb() ·

struct _io_connect
· Connect functions notes · End-user parameter part · Internal use part · io_link() · io_mknod() · io_mount() · io_open() · io_readlink() · io_rename() · io_unlink() ·

struct _io_connect_link_reply
· io_link() · io_mknod() · io_mount() · io_open() · io_readlink() · io_rename() · io_unlink() ·

struct _io_devctl
· io_devctl() ·

struct _io_devctl_reply
· io_devctl() ·

struct _io_dup
· io_dup() ·

struct _io_lock
· io_lock() ·

struct _io_lock_reply
· io_lock() ·

struct _io_lseek
· io_lseek() ·

struct _io_mmap
· io_mmap() ·

struct _io_mmap_reply
· io_mmap() ·

struct _io_msg
· io_msg() ·

struct _io_notify
· io_notify() ·

struct _io_notify_reply
· io_notify() ·

struct _io_openfd
· io_openfd() ·

struct _io_pathconf
· io_pathconf() ·

struct _io_read
· io_read() ·

struct _io_space
· io_space() ·

struct _io_stat
· io_stat() ·

struct _io_sync
· io_sync() ·

struct _io_utime
· io_utime() ·

struct _io_write
· io_write() ·

struct _msg_info
· Impact on MsgReceive() · Using the _NTO_MI_UNBLOCK_REQ · Who sent the message? ·
declaration
· Some notes on NDs ·
fields in
· Who sent the message? ·
flags
· Impact on MsgReceive() ·
node descriptors
· Some notes on NDs ·

struct _pulse
· What's in a pulse? ·
declaration
· What's in a pulse? ·

struct _thread_pool_attr
defined
· Pools of threads ·
members
· The thread pool functions ·

struct dirent
· io_read() ·

struct itimerspec
· What kind of timer? ·
defined
· What kind of timer? ·
example
· setupPulseAndTimer() ·
example of filling
· What kind of timer? ·
it_interval member
· What kind of timer? ·
it_value member
· What kind of timer? ·

struct sigevent
· Attaching with InterruptAttach() · Attaching with InterruptAttachEvent() · Glossary · How to fill in the struct sigevent · Interrupt service routines · InterruptAttach() versus InterruptAttachEvent() · Kernel timeouts · Kernel timeouts with pthread_join() · Proxies · Pulses and events · Signal, pulse, or thread? · Summary · Telling a thread to do something · The MsgDeliverEvent() function · Timers creating threads · Timers delivering signals · Using InterruptAttach() · Using InterruptAttachEvent() · Using timers ·
anonymous union
· How to fill in the struct sigevent ·
creating threads
· Timers creating threads ·
defined
· How to fill in the struct sigevent ·
example
· Kernel timeouts with pthread_join() · setupPulseAndTimer() ·
how to initialize
· How to fill in the struct sigevent ·
interrupts
· Attaching with InterruptAttach() · Attaching with InterruptAttachEvent() · Using InterruptAttach() · Using InterruptAttachEvent() ·
macros for filling
· General tricks for notification ·
persistency
· Telling a thread to do something ·
pulse
· Summary ·
pulses
· setupPulseAndTimer() ·
send hierarchy
· The MsgDeliverEvent() function ·
shortcut initialization
· Kernel timeouts with pthread_join() ·
sigev_code member
· Pulse notification · Signal notification ·
sigev_coid member
· Pulse notification ·
SIGEV_INTR
· How to fill in the struct sigevent ·
sigev_notify member
· How to fill in the struct sigevent · Signal notification ·
sigev_notify_attributes member
· Thread notification ·
sigev_notify_function member
· Thread notification ·
sigev_priority member
· Pulse notification ·
SIGEV_PULSE
· How to fill in the struct sigevent · setupPulseAndTimer() ·
SIGEV_SIGNAL
· How to fill in the struct sigevent · Signal notification ·
SIGEV_SIGNAL_CODE
· How to fill in the struct sigevent · Signal notification ·
SIGEV_SIGNAL_THREAD
· How to fill in the struct sigevent · Signal notification ·
sigev_signo
and pulses
· setupPulseAndTimer() ·
sigev_signo member
· Signal notification ·
SIGEV_THREAD
· How to fill in the struct sigevent ·
SIGEV_UNBLOCK
· How to fill in the struct sigevent · Kernel timeouts ·
sigev_value member
· Pulse notification · Thread notification ·
signal
· Summary ·
timers
· How to fill in the struct sigevent ·

struct timespec
· What kind of timer? ·
defined
· What kind of timer? ·

structures
attribute
defined
· Glossary ·
FILE
· Characteristics of resource managers · Client summary ·
iov_t
· Multipart messages ·
pthread_attr_t
· The thread attributes structure ·
pthread_cond_t
· Condition variables ·
pthread_rwlock_t
· Readers/writer locks ·
pthread_t
· Joining · Starting a thread ·
resmgr_attr_t
· Data structures · resmgr_attr_t control structure · The resmgr_context_t internal context block ·
resmgr_connect_funcs_t
· Data structures · resmgr_connect_funcs_t connect table ·
resmgr_context_t
· Data structures · resmgr_connect_funcs_t connect table · resmgr_io_funcs_t I/O table · The data structure sizing parameters · The resmgr_context_t internal context block ·
RESMGR_HANDLE_T
· resmgr_connect_funcs_t connect table ·
resmgr_io_funcs_t
· Data structures · resmgr_connect_funcs_t connect table · resmgr_io_funcs_t I/O table ·
RESMGR_OCB_T
· resmgr_io_funcs_t I/O table ·
resource manager
io_chmod_t
· io_chmod() ·
io_chown_t
· io_chown() ·
io_close_t
· io_close_dup() · io_close_ocb() ·
io_devctl_t
· io_devctl() ·
io_dup_t
· io_dup() ·
io_link_extra_t
· io_link() ·
io_link_t
· io_link() ·
io_lock_t
· io_lock() ·
io_lseek_t
· io_lseek() ·
io_mknod_t
· io_mknod() ·
io_mmap_t
· io_mmap() ·
io_mount_t
· io_mount() ·
io_msg_t
· io_msg() ·
io_notify_t
· io_notify() ·
io_open_t
· io_open() · io_readlink() ·
io_openfd_t
· io_openfd() ·
io_pathconf_t
· io_pathconf() ·
io_read_t
· io_read() ·
io_rename_extra_t
· io_rename() ·
io_rename_t
· io_rename() ·
io_space_t
· io_space() ·
io_stat_t
· io_stat() ·
io_sync_t
· io_sync() ·
io_unlink_t
· io_unlink() ·
io_utime_t
· io_utime() ·
io_write_t
· io_write() ·
iofunc_attr_t
· POSIX-layer data structures · The iofunc_attr_t attributes structure ·
iofunc_mount_t
· POSIX-layer data structures · The iofunc_attr_t attributes structure · The iofunc_mount_t mount structure ·
iofunc_ocb_t
· POSIX-layer data structures · The iofunc_ocb_t OCB structure · The strange case of the offset member ·
resmgr_context_t
· General notes ·
struct _io_chmod
· io_chmod() ·
struct _io_chown
· io_chown() ·
struct _io_close
· io_close_dup() · io_close_ocb() ·
struct _io_connect
· Connect functions notes · End-user parameter part · Internal use part · io_link() · io_mknod() · io_mount() · io_open() · io_readlink() · io_rename() · io_unlink() ·
struct _io_connect_link_reply
· io_link() · io_mknod() · io_mount() · io_open() · io_readlink() · io_rename() · io_unlink() ·
struct _io_devctl
· io_devctl() ·
struct _io_devctl_reply
· io_devctl() ·
struct _io_dup
· io_dup() ·
struct _io_lock
· io_lock() ·
struct _io_lock_reply
· io_lock() ·
struct _io_lseek
· io_lseek() ·
struct _io_mmap
· io_mmap() ·
struct _io_mmap_reply
· io_mmap() ·
struct _io_msg
· io_msg() ·
struct _io_notify
· io_notify() ·
struct _io_notify_reply
· io_notify() ·
struct _io_openfd
· io_openfd() ·
struct _io_pathconf
· io_pathconf() ·
struct _io_read
· io_read() ·
struct _io_space
· io_space() ·
struct _io_stat
· io_stat() ·
struct _io_sync
· io_sync() ·
struct _io_utime
· io_utime() ·
struct _io_write
· io_write() ·
struct dirent
· io_read() ·
struct _msg_info
· Channel flags · Impact on MsgReceive() · Some notes on NDs · Using the _NTO_MI_UNBLOCK_REQ · Who sent the message? ·
chid
· Who sent the message? ·
coid
· Who sent the message? ·
dstmsglen
· Channel flags ·
flags
· Who sent the message? ·
msglen
· Who sent the message? ·
nd
· Who sent the message? ·
pid
· Who sent the message? ·
priority
· Who sent the message? ·
scoid
· Who sent the message? ·
srcmsglen
· Channel flags · Who sent the message? ·
srcnd
· Who sent the message? ·
tid
· Who sent the message? ·
struct _pulse
· What's in a pulse? ·
struct itimerspec
· What kind of timer? ·
it_interval member
· What kind of timer? ·
it_value member
· What kind of timer? ·
struct sigevent
· Attaching with InterruptAttach() · Attaching with InterruptAttachEvent() · Glossary · How to fill in the struct sigevent · Interrupt service routines · InterruptAttach() versus InterruptAttachEvent() · Kernel timeouts with pthread_join() · Proxies · Pulses and events · Signal, pulse, or thread? · Summary · Telling a thread to do something · Timers creating threads · Timers delivering signals · Using InterruptAttach() · Using InterruptAttachEvent() · Using timers ·
struct timespec
· What kind of timer? ·
thread_pool_attr_t
· Pools of threads ·
union sigval
· What's in a pulse? ·

sub-second timers
· What kind of timer? ·

synchronization
association of mutex and condvar
· Sleepons versus condvars ·
barrier
· Summary ·
defined
· Glossary ·
condition variable
· Condition variables · More on synchronization ·
defined
· Glossary ·
condvar
· Summary ·
versus sleepon
· Condition variables ·
condvar versus sleepon
· Sleepons versus condvars ·
deadlock
defined
· Glossary ·
joining
· Summary ·
mutex
· Summary ·
across process boundaries
· Additional Neutrino services ·
defined
· Glossary ·
reader/writer lock
· More on synchronization · Readers/writer locks ·
rendezvous
· Using a barrier ·
semaphore
· Summary ·
defined
· Glossary ·
signal versus broadcast
· Signal versus broadcast ·
sleepon
versus condvar
· Condition variables ·
sleepon lock
· More on synchronization · Sleepon locks · Summary ·
sleepon versus condvar
· Sleepons versus condvars ·
to termination of thread
· Joining · Synchronizing to the termination of a thread ·
using a barrier
· Using a barrier ·

synchronizing time of day
· Getting and setting ·

synchronous
defined
· Glossary ·

See also asynchronous


sysconf()
· The “stack” thread attributes ·

system
as consisting of processes and threads
· Threads and processes ·

system()
· Starting a process from within a program · Starting a process with the system() call ·

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