Table of Contents

• Title and Copyright Information
• Using This Documentation
  • Product Documentation Library
  • Feedback
• 1 Memory and CPU Management
  • What's New in Programming Interfaces
  • Memory Management Interfaces
    • Creating and Using Mappings
    • Removing Mappings
    • Cache Control
      • Using mincore()
      • Using mlock() and munlock()
      • Using mlockall() and munlockall()
      • Using msync()
  • Library-Level Dynamic Memory
    • Dynamic Memory Allocation
    • Dynamic Memory Debugging
    • Other Memory Control Interfaces
      • Using sysconf()
      • Using mprotect()
      • Using brk() and sbrk()
  • CPU Performance Counters
    • API Additions to libcpc
      • CPC Initialization Interfaces
      • CPC Hardware Query Interfaces
      • CPC Configuration Interfaces
      • CPC Binding to Physical Hardware
      • CPC Sampling Data Returns
      • CPC Buffer Operations
      • CPC Activation Interfaces
      • CPC Error Handling Interfaces
  • Using Application Data Integrity (ADI)
• 2 Session Description Protocol API
  • Session Description API Overview
  • SDP Library Functions
    • Creating the SDP Session Structure
      • Creating a New SDP Session Structure
      • Adding an Origin Field to the SDP Session Structure
      • Adding a Name Field to the SDP Session Structure
      • Adding an Information Field to the SDP Session Structure
      • Adding a URI Field to the SDP Session Structure
      • Adding an Email Field to the SDP Session Structure
      • Adding a Telephone Field to the SDP Session Structure
      • Adding a Connection Field to the SDP Session Structure
      • Adding a Bandwidth Field to the SDP Session Structure
      • Adding a Time Field to the SDP Session Structure
      • Adding a Repeat Field to the SDP Session Structure
      • Adding a Zone Field to the SDP Session Structure
      • Adding a Key Field to the SDP Session Structure
      • Adding an Attribute Field to the SDP Session Structure
      • Adding a Media Field to the SDP Session Structure
      • Code Sample: Building an SDP Session Structure
    • Searching the SDP Session Structure
      • Finding an Attribute in an SDP Session Structure
      • Finding Media in an SDP Session Structure
      • Finding a Media Format in an SDP Session Structure
    • Shutting Down the SDP Session Structure
      • Deleting Fields From the SDP Session Structure
      • Deleting Fields From the SDP Media Structure
      • Deleting Media From the SDP Media Structure
      • Deleting an Attribute From the SDP Media Structure
      • Deleting an Attribute From the SDP Media Structure
    • SDP API Utility Functions
      • Parsing the SDP Session Structure
      • Cloning an Existing SDP Session Structure
      • Converting an SDP Session Structure to a String
• 3 Process Scheduler
  • Overview of the Scheduler
    • Time-Sharing Class
    • System Class
    • Real-time Class
    • Interactive Class
    • Fair-Share Class
    • Fixed-Priority Class
  • Process Priority Commands and Interfaces
    • priocntl Command
    • priocntl() Function
  • Interactions With Other Interfaces
    • Kernel Processes
    • Using fork() and exec()
    • Using the nice Interface
    • Using the init Command
  • Scheduling and System Performance
    • Process State Transition
• 4 Locality Group APIs
  • Locality Groups Overview
  • Verifying the Locality Group Interface Version
  • Initializing the Locality Group Interface
    • Using lgrp_init()
    • Using lgrp_fini()
  • Locality Group Hierarchy
    • Using lgrp_cookie_stale()
    • Using lgrp_view()
    • Using lgrp_nlgrps()
    • Using lgrp_root()
    • Using lgrp_parents()
    • Using lgrp_children()
  • Locality Group Contents
    • Using lgrp_resources()
    • Using lgrp_cpus()
    • Using lgrp_mem_size()
  • Locality Group Characteristics
    • Using lgrp_latency_cookie()
  • Locality Groups and Thread and Memory Placement
    • Using lgrp_home()
    • Using madvise()
    • Using madv.so.1
      • madv.so.1 Usage Examples
    • Using meminfo()
    • Locality Group Affinity
      • Using lgrp_affinity_get()
      • Using lgrp_affinity_set()
  • Using the Locality Group API
• 5 Input/Output Interfaces
  • Files and I/O Interfaces
    • Basic File I/O
    • Advanced File I/O
    • File System Control
  • Using File and Record Locking
    • Choosing a Lock Type
    • Selecting Advisory or Mandatory Locking
    • Cautions About Mandatory Locking
    • Supported File Systems
      • Opening a File for Locking
      • Setting a File Lock
      • Setting and Removing Record Locks
      • Getting Lock Information
      • Process Forking and Locks
      • Deadlock Handling
  • Terminal I/O Functions
• 6 Interprocess Communication
  • Pipes Between Processes
  • Named Pipes
  • Sockets Overview
  • Doors Overview
  • POSIX Interprocess Communication
    • POSIX Messages
    • POSIX Semaphores
    • POSIX Shared Memory
  • System V IPC
    • Permissions for Messages, Semaphores, and Shared Memory
    • IPC Interfaces, Key Arguments, and Creation Flags
    • System V Messages
      • Initializing a Message Queue
      • Controlling Message Queues
      • Sending and Receiving Messages
    • System V Semaphores
      • Initializing a Semaphore Set
      • Controlling Semaphores
      • Semaphore Operations
    • System V Shared Memory
      • Accessing a Shared Memory Segment
      • Controlling a Shared Memory Segment
      • Attaching and Detaching a Shared Memory Segment
• 7 Socket Interfaces
  • Overview of Sockets
    • Socket Libraries
    • Socket Types
    • Interface Sets
  • Socket Basics
    • Socket Creation
    • Binding Local Names
    • Connection Establishment
    • Connection Errors
    • Data Transfer
    • Closing Sockets
    • Connecting Stream Sockets
    • Input/Output Multiplexing
  • Datagram Sockets
  • Standard Routines
    • Host and Service Names
    • Host Names – hostent
    • Network Names – netent
    • Protocol Names – protoent
    • Service Names – servent
    • Other Socket Routines
  • Client-Server Programs
    • Sockets and Servers
    • Sockets and Clients
    • Connectionless Servers
  • Advanced Socket Topics
    • Out-of-Band Data
    • Nonblocking Sockets
    • Asynchronous Socket I/O
    • Interrupt-Driven Socket I/O
    • Signals and Process Group ID
    • Selecting Specific Protocols
    • Address Binding
    • Socket Options
    • Socket Level Properties
    • inetd Daemon
    • Broadcasting and Determining Network Configuration
  • Using Multicast
    • Sending IPv4 Multicast Datagrams
    • Receiving IPv4 Multicast Datagrams
    • Sending IPv6 Multicast Datagrams
    • Receiving IPv6 Multicast Datagrams
  • Stream Control Transmission Protocol
    • SCTP Stack Implementation
    • SCTP Socket Interfaces
      • sctp_bindx() Function
      • sctp_opt_info() Function
      • sctp_recvmsg() Function
      • sctp_sendmsg() Function
      • sctp_send() Function
      • sctp_sendv() Function
      • sctp_recvv() Function
      • sctp_connectx() Function
      • sctp_getladdrs() Function
      • sctp_freeladdrs() Function
      • sctp_getpaddrs() Function
      • sctp_freepaddrs() Function
      • Branched-off Association
    • Using SCTP Sockets
• 8 Programming With XTI and TLI
  • What Are XTI and TLI?
  • XTI/TLI Read/Write Interface
    • Write Data
    • Read Data
    • Close Connection
  • Advanced XTI/TLI Topics
    • Asynchronous Execution Mode
    • Advanced XTI/TLI Programming Example
  • Asynchronous Networking
    • Networking Programming Models
    • Asynchronous Connectionless-Mode Service
      • Making the Endpoint Asynchronous
      • Asynchronous Network Transfers
    • Asynchronous Connection-Mode Service
      • Asynchronously Establishing a Connection
      • Asynchronous Use of a Connection
    • Asynchronous Open
      • Transferring a File Descriptor
  • State Transitions
    • XTI/TLI States
    • Outgoing Events
    • Incoming Events
    • State Tables
  • Guidelines to Protocol Independence
  • XTI/TLI Interfaces Compared to Socket Interfaces
  • Socket-to-XTI/TLI Equivalents
  • Additions to the XTI Interface
• 9 Packet Filtering Hooks
  • Packet Filtering Hooks Interfaces
    • Packet Filtering Hooks Kernel Functions
    • Packet Filtering Hooks Data Types
  • Using the Packet Filtering Hooks Interfaces
    • IP Instances
    • Protocol Registration
    • Event Registration
    • Packet Hook Function
  • Packet Filtering Hooks Sample Program
• 10 Transport Selection and Name-to-Address Mapping
  • Transport Selection
  • Name-to-Address Mapping
    • straddr.so Library
    • Using the Name-to-Address Mapping Routines
• 11 Real-time Programming and Administration
  • Basic Rules of Real-time Applications
    • Factors that Degrade Response Time
      • Synchronous I/O Calls
      • Interrupt Servicing
      • Shared Libraries
      • Priority Inversion
      • Sticky Locks
    • Runaway Real-time Processes
    • Asynchronous I/O Behavior
      • Real-time Files
  • Real-Time Scheduler
    • Dispatch Latency
      • Scheduling Classes
      • Dispatch Queue
      • Dispatching Processes
      • Process Preemption
      • Kernel Priority Inversion
      • User Priority Inversion
    • Interface Calls That Control Scheduling
      • Using the priocntl() Interface
      • Other Interface calls
    • Utilities That Control Scheduling
      • priocntl Command
      • dispadmin Command
    • Configuring Scheduling
      • Dispatcher Parameter Table
      • Reconfiguring config_rt_dptbl
  • Memory Locking
    • Locking a Page
    • Unlocking a Page
    • Locking All Pages
    • Recovering Sticky Locks
  • High Performance I/O
    • POSIX Asynchronous I/O
    • Oracle Solaris Asynchronous I/O
      • Notification (SIGIO)
      • Using aioread()
      • Using aiowrite()
      • Using aiocancel()
      • Using aiowait()
      • Using poll()
      • Using the poll() Driver
      • Using close()
    • Synchronized I/O
      • Synchronization Modes
      • Synchronizing a File
  • Interprocess Communication
    • Processing Signals
    • Pipes, Named Pipes, and Message Queues
    • Using Semaphores
    • Shared Memory
  • Asynchronous Network Communication
    • Modes of Networking
  • Timing Facilities
    • Timestamp Interfaces
    • Interval Timer Interfaces
• 12 The Oracle Solaris ABI and ABI Tools
  • What Is the Oracle Solaris ABI?
  • Defining the Oracle Solaris ABI
    • Symbol Versioning in Oracle Solaris Libraries
    • Using Symbol Versioning to Label the Oracle Solaris ABI
  • Oracle Solaris ABI Tools
    • Using apptrace for Application Verification
      • Application Verification
      • Running apptrace
      • Interpreting apptrace Output
• A UNIX Domain Sockets
  • Creating Sockets
  • Local Name Binding
  • Establishing a Connection
• Index