Getting Started with QNX Neutrino - QNX Software Systems

About Rob Krten
© 2009, QNX Software Systems GmbH & Co. KG.
if that happens, this section will help you avoid common pitfalls and show you how to
write code that’s portable to both operating systems.
Calling 911
Glossary
Index
Where you can turn to when you get stuck, find a bug, or need help with your design.
Contains definitions of the terms used throughout this book.
You can probably guess what this is for. . .
Other references
About Rob Krten
Acknowledgments
In addition to the custom kernel interface, QNX Neutrino implements a wide range of
industry standards. This lets you support your favorite publishers when looking for
information about standard functions from ANSI, POSIX, TCP/IP, etc.
Rob Krten has been doing embedded systems work, mostly on contract, since 1986
and systems-level programming since 1981. During his three year contract at QSS, he
designed and presented QSS’s courses on “Realtime Programming under the Neutrino
Kernel” and “Writing a Resource Manager.” He also wrote the prototype version of
QSS’s QNX Neutrino Native Networking Manager (Qnet) software, as well as a
significant portion of QSS’s Building Embedded Systems book.
Both this book and his previous book, Getting Started with QNX 4 — A Guide for
Realtime Programmers, have received a Society for Technical Communications (STC;
http://www.stc.org/) Award of Merit.
Rob maintains a website at http://www.krten.com.
This book would not have been possible without the help and support I received from
the following people, who contributed numerous suggestions and comments: Dave
Athersych, Luc Bazinet, James Chang, Dan Dodge, Dave Donohoe, Steven Dufresne,
Thomas Fletcher, David Gibbs, Marie Godfrey, Bob Hubbard, Mike Hunter, Pradeep
Kathail, Steve Marsh, Danny N. Prairie, and Andrew Vernon. (Apologies in advance if
I’ve missed anyone.)
I’d like to particularly thank Brian Stecher, who patiently reviewed at least three
complete drafts of this book in detail, and Peter van der Veen, who spent many nights
at my place (granted, I did bribe him with beer and pizza), giving me insight into the
detailed operations of QNX Neutrino’s resource managers.
Thanks to Kim Fraser for once again providing the cover artwork.
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