Getting Started with QNX Neutrino - QNX Software Systems

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condition variable 57, 63
defined 328
condvar 78
versus sleepon 64
condvar versus sleepon 67
deadlock
defined 329
joining 78
mutex 78
across process boundaries 69
defined 330
reader/writer lock 57
rendezvous 46
semaphore 78
defined 332
signal versus broadcast 64
sleepon
versus condvar 64
sleepon lock 57, 59, 78
sleepon versus condvar 67
to termination of thread 45
using a barrier 46
synchronizing time of day 158
synchronous See also asynchronous
defined 333
sysconf() 40
system
as consisting of processes and threads 26
system() 28, 29
T
tar 309
example 309
TDP (Transparent Distributed Processing) 98,
See also Qnet
technical support 305, 307
beta versions 308
updates 308
contacting 307
describing the problem 307
be precise 307
narrow it down 309
reproduce the problem 309
RTFM 305
training 309
telnet 308
termination synchronization 45
tfork() 288
thread
associating with interrupt handler 178
barriers 46
blocking states 20
concurrent 19
context switch 19
coupling 55
created by timer trigger 157
creating
attribute structure initialization 38
detached 37
example 43
joinable 37
on timer expiry 142
registering exit function 37
scheduling parameters 37
specifying scheduling algorithm 41
specifying stack 37
creating on timer expiration 144
creating via struct sigevent 144
deadlock
defined 329
defined 334
design abstraction 19
example of creation 41
FIFO scheduling 21
fork() 35, 36
fundamentals 15
in mathematical operations 43
in process 26
interrupt interaction 188
interrupt interactions 179
interrupts 171, 172
message passing 86, 98
multiple threads 15
mutex 16
operating periodically 137
pidin 42
polling for completion 164
pool 69, 87
analysis 73
and SMP 87
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