UNIX Network Programming: Interprocess communications, Volume 2Well-implemented interprocess communications (IPC) are key to the performance of virtually every non-trivial UNIX program. In UNIX Network Programming, Volume 2, Second Edition, legendary UNIX expert W. Richard Stevens presents a comprehensive guide to every form of IPC, including message passing, synchronization, shared memory, and Remote Procedure Calls (RPC). Stevens begins with a basic introduction to IPC and the problems it is intended to solve. Step-by-step you'll learn how to maximize both System V IPC and the new Posix standards, which offer dramatic improvements in convenience and performance. |
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UNIX Network Programming, Volume 2: Interprocess Communications (Paperback) W. Richard Stevens No preview available - 1998 |
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argument block BSD/OS buffer bytes char argv child condition variable consumer create datatype define descriptor Digital Unix door door_call err_quit("usage errno error example fcntl Fgets FIFO FILE_MODE filesystem flag fork implementation include unpipc.h increment initialize int unpipc.h integer IPC object IPC_CREAT kernel locknone main(int argc memory mapped memory segment memory-mapped memory-mapped file message queue mmap msgid msgrcv mutex lock nloop NULL O_CREAT O_EXCL O_RDWR oflag parent pathname pointer Posix message queues pthread_mutex_unlock read lock read-write lock readers record locking return value Section sem_open sem_t sem_wait semctl semget semid semop sequence number server procedure shared memory object shared memory segment shown in Figure shows SIGCHLD signal handler SIGUSR1 size_t solaris Solaris 2.6 specified struct structure synchronization System V IPC System V message System V semaphores terminates thread id UNPv1 void waiting write lock writefd