CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  2      Scope

  3      Binary Semaphores

  3.5 Functions
    3.5.1 Make Binary Semaphore Special File
      3.5.1.2 Description

  4      Process Memory Locking

  4.4 Functions
    4.4.1 Lock a Memory Region
      4.4.1.2 Description

  5      Shared Memory

  5.3 Header File

  5.5 Functions
    5.5.1 Create a Shared Memory Special File
      5.5.1.2 Description
    5.5.6 Map a Shared Memory Special File
      5.5.6.2 Description

  6      Priority Scheduling

  6.4 Scheduling Policies

  8      Clocks and Timers

  8.4 Functions
    8.4.2 Get Timer ID
      8.4.2.2 Description

  9      IPC Message Passing

  9.4 Functions
    9.4.1 Create a Message Queue Special File
      9.4.1.2 Description

  11     Asynchronous Input and Output

  11.3 Asynchronous I/O: Header File and Data
    11.3.1 Asynchronous I/O Control Block