Multithreaded Programming Guide


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	Multithreaded Programming Guide
	Copyright Preface 1. Covering Multithreading Basics 2. Basic Threads Programming 3. Thread Create Attributes 4. Programming with Synchronization Objects Mutual Exclusion Lock Attributes Initialize a Mutex Attribute Object Destroy a Mutex Attribute Object Set the Scope of a Mutex Get the Scope of a Mutex Set the Mutex Type Attribute Get the Mutex Type Attribute Set Mutex Attribute's Protocol Get Mutex Attribute's Protocol Set Mutex Attribute's Priority Ceiling Get Mutex Attribute's Priority Ceiling Set Mutex's Priority Ceiling Get Mutex's Priority Ceiling Set Mutex's Robust Attribute Get Mutex's Robust Attribute Using Mutual Exclusion Locks Initialize a Mutex Make Mutex Consistent Lock a Mutex Unlock a Mutex Lock With a Nonblocking Mutex Destroy a Mutex Mutex Lock Code Examples Condition Variable Attributes Initialize a Condition Variable Attribute Remove a Condition Variable Attribute Set the Scope of a Condition Variable Get the Scope of a Condition Variable Using Condition Variables Initialize a Condition Variable Block on a Condition Variable Unblock One Thread Block Until a Specified Time Block For a Specified Interval Unblock All Threads Destroy Condition Variable State The Lost Wake-Up Problem The Producer/Consumer Problem Semaphores Counting Semaphores Initialize a Semaphore Named Semaphores Increment a Semaphore Block on a Semaphore Count Decrement a Semaphore Count Destroy the Semaphore State The Producer/Consumer Problem, Using Semaphores Read-Write Lock Attributes Initialize a Read-Write Lock Attribute Destroy a Read-Write Lock Attribute Set a Read-Write Lock Attribute Get a Read-Write Lock Attribute Using Read-Write Locks Initialize a Read-Write Lock Read Lock on Read-Write Lock Read Lock With a Nonblocking Read-Write Lock Write Lock on Read-Write Lock Write Lock With a Nonblocking Read-Write Lock Unlock a Read-Write Lock Destroy a Read-Write Lock Synchronization Across Process Boundaries Producer/Consumer Problem Example Interprocess Locking Without the Threads Library Comparing Primitives 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