Multithreaded Programming Guide

Copyright

  Preface

  1.  Covering Multithreading Basics

  2.  Basic Threads Programming

The Threads Library

Create a Default Thread

Wait for Thread Termination

A Simple Threads Example

Detaching a Thread

Create a Key for Thread-Specific Data

Delete the Thread-Specific Data Key

Set Thread-Specific Data

Get Thread-Specific Data

Get the Thread Identifier

Compare Thread IDs

Initializing Threads

Yield Thread Execution

Set the Thread Priority

Get the Thread Priority

Send a Signal to a Thread

Access the Signal Mask of the Calling Thread

Forking Safely

Terminate a Thread

Finishing Up

Cancellation

Cancel a Thread

Enable or Disable Cancellation

Set Cancellation Type

Create a Cancellation Point

Push a Handler Onto the Stack

Pull a Handler Off the Stack

  3.  Thread Create Attributes

  4.  Programming with Synchronization Objects

  5.   Programming With the Operating Environment

  6.  Safe and Unsafe Interfaces

  7.  Compiling and Debugging

  8.  Programming With Solaris Threads

  9.  Programming Guidelines

  A.  Sample Application--Multithreaded grep

  B.  Solaris Threads Example: barrier.c

  Index