Training and Seminars

POSIX Threads Programming POSIX Threads Programming- Provides an overview of threads programming and the POSIX threads API. Native POSIX Thread Library: NPTL Native POSIX Thread Library: NPTL- White paper describes actual implementation of thread library for which requirements are spelled out in a prior document. Many things are differ… Measuring Lock Contention Measuring Lock Contention- A mutex profiler called mutrace that in contrast to valgrind/drd does not virtualize the CPU instruction set, making it a lot faster. In fact, the hooks… An Introduction to POSIX Threads An Introduction to POSIX Threads- This article demystifies the POSIX thread interface, providing practical examples of threaded code for consideration. POSIX Threads Explained, Part 2 POSIX Threads Explained, Part 2- How to protect the integrity of shared data structures in threaded code by using mutexes. POSIX Threads Explained, Part 3 POSIX Threads Explained, Part 3- How to use condition variables. Threads Threads- The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6 (IEEE Std 1003.1, 2004 Edition) chapter for threads. Includes manual pages of all POSIX thread functions. Semaphores in Linux Semaphores in Linux- An explanation of semaphores under Linux, including a comparison of System V and POSIX style semaphores. Code examples show how semaphores are used. Multithreaded Programming (pthreads Tutorial) Multithreaded Programming (pthreads Tutorial)- Dives into the world of threads with a little bit of "theory" first. Examine thread synchronization primitives and how to use POSIX … POSIX Threads Tutorial POSIX Threads Tutorial- How to write parallel applications using POSIX threads. By Mark Hays. Native POSIX Thread Library (NPTL) 0.1 Released Native POSIX Thread Library (NPTL) 0.1 Released- Initial performance: 8x Linux Threads, 4x NGPT. [Linux Weekly News] GNU Pth GNU Pth- Portable Threads: portable POSIX/ANSI-C library for Unix gives non-preemptive priority-based scheduling for multithreading in programs. All threads run in same address sp… LinuxThreads FAQ LinuxThreads FAQ- Frequently asked questions about the kernel-level multi-threading library for Linux. Introduction to Programming Threads Introduction to Programming Threads- Introduces what threads are, why they are useful and how to program with them using the POSIX 1003.1c thread standard and API bindings for C.