Signals in Linux
1.0 Signals A signal is a notification delivered to a process by the kernel. A signal indicates that an event has occurred and the process must take note of it.…
D-Bus Tutorial
D-Bus is a mechanism for interprocess communication for Linux systems. D-Bus concepts along with example client-server programs are explained.
POSIX Threads Synchronization in C
1.0 POSIX Threads Synchronization POSIX Threads provide multiple flows of execution within a process. The threads have their own stacks but share the global data and the heap. So the…
Semaphore Basics
1.0 BACKGROUND A semaphore is a signalling mechanism used to regulate access to a shared resource like a railroad track. A semaphore is used to signal to the driver of…