RE: Kernel 2.x POSIX Compliance/Conformance...

From: Torrey Hoffman (thoffman_at_arnor.net)
Date: 02/04/04

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    To: "Randazzo, Michael" <RANDAZZO@ddc-web.com>
Date:	Wed, 04 Feb 2004 12:51:17 -0800

    On Wed, 2004-02-04 at 12:18, Randazzo, Michael wrote:
    > Where are the kernel calls defined for locks and semaphores?
    >
    > How come the kernel headers don't define Posix.4
    > semaphores (_POSIX_SEMAPHROES) or Posix itself
    > (_POSIX_VERSION is undefined)
    >

    I think you need to read "Linux Device Drivers". If you don't want to
    buy it, you can read it for free online.

    http://www.xml.com/ldd/chapter/book/

    Chapter 9, pages 284-286 discusses locking and atomic operations. 

    -- 
Torrey Hoffman <thoffman@arnor.net>
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