- Book Information
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Covering Multithreading Basics
- Chapter 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 the Thread-Specific Data Key
- Get the Thread-Specific Data Key
- 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
- The Threads Library
- Chapter 3 Thread Create Attributes
- Attributes
- Initialize Attributes
- Destroy Attributes
- Set Detach State
- Get Detach State
- Set Scope
- Get Scope
- Set Scheduling Policy
- Get Scheduling Policy
- Set Inherited Scheduling Policy
- Get Inherited Scheduling Policy
- Set Scheduling Parameters
- Get Scheduling Parameters
- Set Stack Size
- Get Stack Size
- About Stacks
- Set Stack Address
- Get Stack Address
- Attributes
- Chapter 4 Programming with Synchronization Objects
- Mutual Exclusion Lock Attributes
- Using Mutual Exclusion Locks
- Condition Variable Attributes
- Using Condition Variables
- Semaphores
- Synchronization Across Process Boundaries
- Interprocess Locking without the Threads Library
- Comparing Primitives
- Chapter 5 Programming with the Operating System
- Process Creation-Forking Issues
- Process Creation-exec(2)and exit(2) Issues
- Timers, Alarms, and Profiling
- Nonlocal Goto--setjmp(3C) and longjmp(3C)
- Resource Limits
- LWPs and Scheduling Classes
- Extending Traditional Signals
- I/O Issues
- Chapter 6 Safe and Unsafe Interfaces
- Chapter 7 Compiling and Debugging
- Chapter 8 Tools for Enhancing MT Programs
- Chapter 9 Programming with Solaris Threads
- Comparing APIs for Solaris Threads and POSIX Threads
- Unique Solaris Threads Functions
- Unique Solaris Synchronization Functions-Readers/Writer Locks
- Similar Solaris Threads Functions
- Create a Thread
- Get the Minimal Stack Size
- Get the Thread Identifier
- Yield Thread Execution
- Send a Signal to a Thread
- Access the Signal Mask of the Calling Thread
- Terminate a Thread
- Wait for Thread Termination
- Create a Thread-Specific Data Key
- Set the Thread-Specific Data Key
- Get the Thread-Specific Data Key
- Set the Thread Priority
- Get the Thread Priority
- Similar Synchronization Functions-Mutual Exclusion Locks
- Similar Synchronization Functions-Condition Variables
- Similar Synchronization Functions-Semaphores
- Synchronization Across Process Boundaries
- Special Issues for fork() and Solaris Threads
- Chapter 10 Programming Guidelines
- Appendix A Sample Application - Multithreaded grep
- Appendix B Solaris Threads Example: barrier.c
- Appendix C MT Safety Levels: Library Interfaces
- Index