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UNIX Network Programming: Volume 2: Interprocess Communications, 2/e

UNIX Network Programming: Volume 2: Interprocess Communications, 2/e

Author(s):
  • W. Richard Stevens
    • Author: W. Richard Stevens
    • ISBN:9789332549708
    • 10 Digit ISBN:9332549702
    • Price:Rs. 855.00
    • Pages:576
    • Imprint:Pearson Education
    • Binding:Paperback
    • Status:Available


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    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.

     

    Table of Content

    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

     

    Salient Features

    NEW TO THIS EDITION
    • NEW - Posix Threads.
    • NEW - IPCPerformance Measurements.
    • NEW - Coverage of Solaris Doors and Sun RPC.
    You'll find extensive coverage of Pthreads, with many examples reflecting multiple threads instead of multiple processes. Along the way, you'll master every current IPC technique and technology, including:
    o Pipes and FIFOs.
    o Posix and System V Message Queues
    o Mutexes and Condition Variables
    o Read-Write Locks
    o Record Locking
    o Posix and System V Semaphores
    o Posix and System V Shared Memory
    o Solaris Doors and Sun RPC
    o Performance Measurements of IPC Techniques
    • If you've read Stevens' best-selling first edition of UNIX Network Programming, this book expands its IPC coverage by a factor of five! You won't just learn about IPC "from the outside." You'll actually create implementations of Posix message queues, read-write locks, and semaphores, gaining an in-depth understanding of these capabilities you simply can't get anywhere else.
    • The book contains extensive new source code-all carefully optimized and available on the Web. You'll even find a complete guide to measuring IPC performance with message passing bandwidth and latency programs, and thread and process synchronization programs.
    • The better you understand IPC, the better your UNIX software will run. One book contains all you need to know: UNIX Network Programming, Volume 2, Second Edition.