Multithreaded Programming Guide

Programming With Oracle Solaris Threads

This chapter compares the application programming interface (API) for Oracle Solaris and POSIX threads, and explains the Oracle Solaris features that are not found in POSIX threads. The chapter discusses the following topics:

• Comparing APIs for Oracle Solaris Threads and POSIX Threads

• Unique Oracle Solaris Threads Functions

• Similar Synchronization Functions: Read-Write Locks

• Similar Oracle Solaris Threads Functions

• Similar Synchronization Functions: Mutual Exclusion Locks

• Similar Synchronization Functions: Condition Variables

• Similar Synchronization Functions: Semaphores

• Special Issues for fork and Oracle Solaris Threads