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off the function reference to an event processor. When the event occurs,
the function can be called.
CHILD PROCESS: A process created by another process (see “parent process”
on page 405) when that other process calls the fork() function.
CLOSED LOOP: See closed loop on page 399.
CLUSTER DEBUGGING: The action of debugging a program that is running on
a cluster of hosts in a network. Typically, the hosts are of the same type and
have the same operating system version.
COMMAND HISTORY LIST: A debugger-maintained list that stores copies of
the most recent commands issued by the user.
CONDITION SYNCHRONIZATION: A process that delays thread execution until
a condition is satisfied.
CONDITIONAL BREAKPOINT: A breakpoint containing an expression. If the
expression evaluates to true, program stops. TotalView does not have conditional
breakpoints. Instead, you must explicitly tell TotalView to end execution
by using the $stop directive.
CONTEXT SWITCHING: In a multitasking operating system, the ability of the
CPU to move from one task to another. As a switch is made, the operating
system must save and restore task states.
CONTEXTUALLY QUALIFIED (SYMBOL): A symbol that is described in terms of
its dynamic context, rather than its static scope. This includes process
identifier, thread identifier, frame number, and variable or subprocedure
name.
CONTROL GROUP: All the processes that a program creates. These processes
can be local or remote. If your program uses processes that it did
not create, TotalView places them in separate control groups. For example,
a client/server program has two distinct executables that run independently
of one another. Each would be in a separate control group. In contrast,
processes created by the fork() function are in the same control
group.
CORE FILE: A file that contains the contents of memory and a list of thread
registers. The operating system dumps (creates) a core file whenever a program
exits because of a severe error (such as an attempt to store into an
invalid address).
CORE-FILE DEBUGGING: A debugging session that examines a core file
image. Commands that modify program state are not permitted in this
mode.
CPU: Central Processing Unit. The component within the computer that
most people think of as “the computer”. This is where computation and
activities related to computing occur.
CROSS-DEBUGGING: A special case of remote debugging where the host
platform and the target platform are different types of machines.
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