UNIX Network Programming, Volume 2 Interprocess Communications (Paperback)

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.

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.