UNIX Network Programming
Interprocess Communications, Volume 2
2nd Edition
Published on 9. August 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
592 pages
978-0-13-297429-5 (ISBN)
Description
Well-implemented interprocess communications (IPC) are key to the performance of virtually every non-trivial UNIX program. In UNIX Network Programming, Volume 2, Second Edition, legendary UNIX expert W. Richard Stevens presents a comprehensive guide to every form of IPC, including message passing, synchronization, shared memory, and Remote Procedure Calls (RPC). Stevens begins with a basic introduction to IPC and the problems it is intended to solve. Step-by-step you'll learn how to maximize both System V IPC and the new Posix standards, which offer dramatic improvements in convenience and performance.
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Content
Preface.
I. INTRODUCTION.
1. Introduction.
2. Posix IPC.
3. System V IPC.
II. MESSAGE PASSING.
4. Pipes and FIFOs.
5. Posix Message Queues.
6. System V Message Queues.
III. SYNCHRONIZATION.
7. Mutexes and Condition Variables.
8. Read-Write Locks.
9. Record Locking.
10. Posix Semaphores.
11. System V Semaphores.
IV. SHARED MEMORY.
12. Shared Memory Introduction.
13. Posix Shared Memory.
14. System V Shared Memory.
V. REMOTE PROCEDURE CALLS.
15. Doors.
16. Sun RPC.
Epilogue.
Appendix A: Performance Measurements.
Appendix B: A Threads Primer.
Appendix C: Miscellaneous Source Code.
Appendix D: Solutions to Selected Exercises.
Bibliography.
Index.
I. INTRODUCTION.
1. Introduction.
2. Posix IPC.
3. System V IPC.
II. MESSAGE PASSING.
4. Pipes and FIFOs.
5. Posix Message Queues.
6. System V Message Queues.
III. SYNCHRONIZATION.
7. Mutexes and Condition Variables.
8. Read-Write Locks.
9. Record Locking.
10. Posix Semaphores.
11. System V Semaphores.
IV. SHARED MEMORY.
12. Shared Memory Introduction.
13. Posix Shared Memory.
14. System V Shared Memory.
V. REMOTE PROCEDURE CALLS.
15. Doors.
16. Sun RPC.
Epilogue.
Appendix A: Performance Measurements.
Appendix B: A Threads Primer.
Appendix C: Miscellaneous Source Code.
Appendix D: Solutions to Selected Exercises.
Bibliography.
Index.