ChorusOS man pages section 2K: Kernel System Calls
    
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 semInit -- initialize a semaphore; wait on a semaphore; signal a semaphore ( Index Term Link )
 
 semP -- initialize a semaphore; wait on a semaphore; signal a semaphore ( Index Term Link )
 
 semV -- initialize a semaphore; wait on a semaphore; signal a semaphore ( Index Term Link )
 
 svAbortHandler -- Define an exception handler; Define an abort handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svActorAbortHandler -- Connect an actor abort handler; Disconnect an actor abort handler; Get an actor abort handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svActorAbortHandlerConnect -- Connect an actor abort handler; Disconnect an actor abort handler; Get an actor abort handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svActorAbortHandlerDisconnect -- Connect an actor abort handler; Disconnect an actor abort handler; Get an actor abort handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svActorAbortHandlerGetConnected -- Connect an actor abort handler; Disconnect an actor abort handler; Get an actor abort handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svActorExcHandler -- Connect an actor exception handler; Disconnect an actor exception handler; Get an actor exception handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svActorExcHandlerConnect -- Connect an actor exception handler; Disconnect an actor exception handler; Get an actor exception handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svActorExcHandlerDisconnect -- Connect an actor exception handler; Disconnect an actor exception handler; Get an actor exception handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svActorExcHandlerGetConnected -- Connect an actor exception handler; Disconnect an actor exception handler; Get an actor exception handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svActorStopHandler -- Actor stop handler management ( Index Term Link )
 
 svActorStopHandlerConnect -- Connect an actor stop handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svActorStopHandlerDisconnect -- Disconnect an actor stop handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svActorStopHandlerGetConnected -- Get an actor stop handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svActorVirtualTimeout -- Set an actor's virtual timeout; Cancel an actor's virtual timeout ( Index Term Link )
 
 svActorVirtualTimeoutCancel -- Set an actor's virtual timeout; Cancel an actor's virtual timeout ( Index Term Link )
 
 svActorVirtualTimeoutSet -- Set an actor's virtual timeout; Cancel an actor's virtual timeout ( Index Term Link )
 
 svCopyIn -- Copy from trap caller space; Copy string from trap caller space; Copy to trap caller space ( Index Term Link )
 
 svCopyInString -- Copy from trap caller space; Copy string from trap caller space; Copy to trap caller space ( Index Term Link )
 
 svCopyOut -- Copy from trap caller space; Copy string from trap caller space; Copy to trap caller space ( Index Term Link )
 
 svDdmAudit -- runs non-intrusive tests on an online device ( Index Term Link )
 
 svDdmClose -- enables the client to closes a previously made connection to the device driver manager ( Index Term Link )
 
 svDdmClose -- enables the DDM client to get the state of the specified node ( Index Term Link )
 
 svDdmDiag -- runs diagnostics on an offline device ( Index Term Link )
 
 svDdmDisable -- allows the DDM client to set the availability of the specified node to disabled ( Index Term Link )
 
 svDdmEnable -- enables the client to set the state of the specified node to enabled ( Index Term Link )
 
 svDdmGetInfo -- enables the DDM client to obtain some information on the specified node ( Index Term Link )
 
 svDdmGetStats -- returns some raw I/O statistics for an online device ( Index Term Link )
 
 svDdmOffline -- enables the DDM client to set the state of the specified node as offline ( Index Term Link )
 
 svDdmOnline -- enables the DDM client to set the state of the specified node as online ( Index Term Link )
 
 svDdmOpen -- enables a client to open a connection to the device driver manager ( Index Term Link )
 
 svDdmShutdown -- allows the DDM client to request shutdown of the driver running on the specified node ( Index Term Link )
 
 svExcHandler -- Define an exception handler; Define an abort handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svFpuContext -- get and/or set the floating point context of a thread ( Index Term Link )
 
 svGetInvoker -- get handler invoker ( Index Term Link )
 
 svLapBind -- bind a symbolic name to a lap descriptor; unbind the symbolic name bound to a lap descriptor; get a lap descriptor from a lap symbolic name ( Index Term Link )
 
 svLapCreate -- create a lap; reset a lap descriptor; test if a lap descriptor has been initialized; duplicate a lap descriptor ( Index Term Link )
 
 svLapDelete -- delete a local access point ( Index Term Link )
 
 svLapUnbind -- bind a symbolic name to a lap descriptor; unbind the symbolic name bound to a lap descriptor; get a lap descriptor from a lap symbolic name ( Index Term Link )
 
 svMaskedLockGet -- Initialize a spin lock; Disable interrupts and acquire a spin lock; Try to disable interrupts and acquire a spin lock; Release a spin lock and enable interrupts; Initialize a spin lock; Acquire a spin lock; Try to acquire a spin lock; Release a spin lock ( Index Term Link )
 
 svMaskedLockInit -- Initialize a spin lock; Disable interrupts and acquire a spin lock; Try to disable interrupts and acquire a spin lock; Release a spin lock and enable interrupts; Initialize a spin lock; Acquire a spin lock; Try to acquire a spin lock; Release a spin lock ( Index Term Link )
 
 svMaskedLockRel -- Initialize a spin lock; Disable interrupts and acquire a spin lock; Try to disable interrupts and acquire a spin lock; Release a spin lock and enable interrupts; Initialize a spin lock; Acquire a spin lock; Try to acquire a spin lock; Release a spin lock ( Index Term Link )
 
 svMaskedLockTry -- Initialize a spin lock; Disable interrupts and acquire a spin lock; Try to disable interrupts and acquire a spin lock; Release a spin lock and enable interrupts; Initialize a spin lock; Acquire a spin lock; Try to acquire a spin lock; Release a spin lock ( Index Term Link )
 
 svMemRead -- Copy from supervisor caller space; Copy to supervisor caller space ( Index Term Link )
 
 svMemWrite -- Copy from supervisor caller space; Copy to supervisor caller space ( Index Term Link )
 
 svMsgHandler -- Connect/disconnect a message handler; Prepare a reply to a handled message ( Index Term Link )
 
 svMsgHdlReply -- Connect/disconnect a message handler; Prepare a reply to a handled message ( Index Term Link )
 
 svPagesAllocate -- supervisor address space memory allocator ( Index Term Link )
 
 svPagesFree -- supervisor address space memory allocator ( Index Term Link )
 
 svSoftIntrDeclare -- declare and trigger software interrupts ( Index Term Link )
 
 svSoftIntrForget -- declare and trigger software interrupts ( Index Term Link )
 
 svSoftIntrTrigger -- declare and trigger software interrupts ( Index Term Link )
 
 svSpinLockGet -- Initialize a spin lock; Disable interrupts and acquire a spin lock; Try to disable interrupts and acquire a spin lock; Release a spin lock and enable interrupts; Initialize a spin lock; Acquire a spin lock; Try to acquire a spin lock; Release a spin lock ( Index Term Link )
 
 svSpinLockInit -- Initialize a spin lock; Disable interrupts and acquire a spin lock; Try to disable interrupts and acquire a spin lock; Release a spin lock and enable interrupts; Initialize a spin lock; Acquire a spin lock; Try to acquire a spin lock; Release a spin lock ( Index Term Link )
 
 svSpinLockRel -- Initialize a spin lock; Disable interrupts and acquire a spin lock; Try to disable interrupts and acquire a spin lock; Release a spin lock and enable interrupts; Initialize a spin lock; Acquire a spin lock; Try to acquire a spin lock; Release a spin lock ( Index Term Link )
 
 svSpinLockTry -- Initialize a spin lock; Disable interrupts and acquire a spin lock; Try to disable interrupts and acquire a spin lock; Release a spin lock and enable interrupts; Initialize a spin lock; Acquire a spin lock; Try to acquire a spin lock; Release a spin lock ( Index Term Link )
 
 svSysCtx -- get system context table address ( Index Term Link )
 
 svSysPanic -- trigger the invocation of the panic handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svSysTimeout -- Request a timeout; Cancel a timeout; Get timeout resolution ( Index Term Link )
 
 svSysTimeoutCancel -- Cancel a timeout ( Index Term Link )
 
 svSysTimeoutSet -- Request a timeout ( Index Term Link )
 
 svSysTrapHandler -- Connect a trap handler; Disconnect a trap handler; Get a trap handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svSysTrapHandlerConnect -- Connect a trap handler; Disconnect a trap handler; Get a trap handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svSysTrapHandlerDisconnect -- Connect a trap handler; Disconnect a trap handler; Get a trap handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svSysTrapHandlerGetConnected -- Connect a trap handler; Disconnect a trap handler; Get a trap handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svThreadVirtualTimeout -- Set a thread's virtual timeout; Cancel a thread's virtual timeout ( Index Term Link )
 
 svThreadVirtualTimeoutCancel -- Set a thread's virtual timeout; Cancel a thread's virtual timeout ( Index Term Link )
 
 svThreadVirtualTimeoutSet -- Set a thread's virtual timeout; Cancel a thread's virtual timeout ( Index Term Link )
 
 svTimeoutGetRes -- Get timeout resolution ( Index Term Link )
 
 svTrapConnect -- Connect a trap handler; Disconnect a trap handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svTrapDisConnect -- Connect a trap handler; Disconnect a trap handler ( Index Term Link )
 
 svVecContext -- get and/or set the vector unit context of a thread ( Index Term Link )
 
 svVirtualTimeoutCancel -- Set a virtual timeout; Cancel a virtual timeout ( Index Term Link )
 
 svVirtualTimeoutSet -- Set a virtual timeout; Cancel a virtual timeout ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysBench -- microkernel benchmark utility ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysGetConf -- Get Chorus module configuration value ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysGetEnv -- Get a value from the Chorus configuration environment ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysLog -- log a message in the microkernel's cyclical buffer ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysPoll -- Read characters from the system console; Write characters to the system console; Poll characters from the system console ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysRead -- Read characters from the system console; Write characters to the system console; Poll characters from the system console ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysReboot -- request a reboot of the local site ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysSetEnv -- Set a value in the ChorusOS configuration environment ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysShutdown -- shut down the system ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysTime -- get system time; get system time resolution ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysTimeGetRes -- get system time; get system time resolution ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysTimer -- system timer management ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysTimerGetCounterFrequency -- system timer management ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysTimerGetCounterPeriod -- system timer management ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysTimerReadCounter -- system timer management ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysTimerStartFreerun -- system timer management ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysTimerStartPeriodic -- system timer management ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysTimerStop -- system timer management ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysUnsetEnv -- delete a value from the ChorusOS configuration environment ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysWrite -- Read characters from the system console; Write characters to the system console; Poll characters from the system console ( Index Term Link )