Interpretations

IEEE Standards Interpretations for IEEE Std 1003.1c™-1995 IEEE Standard for Information Technology--Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX®) - System Application Program Interface (API) Amendment 2: Threads Extension (C Language)

Copyright © 1996 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. 3 Park Avenue New York, New York 10016-5997 USA All Rights Reserved.

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7 October 1996

• Interpretation Request#1
  Topic: Get User Name Relevant Clauses: 4.2.4, 4.7.2
• Interpretation Request#2
  Topic: pthread_key_delete Relevant Clauses: 2.8.4, 17.1.1.4, 17.1.3
• Interpretation Request#3
  Topic: Miscellaneous Relevant Clauses: Many
• Interpretation Request#4
  Topic: pthread_atfork -- Headers and Functions Relevant Clauses: 3.1.3.1 lines 79-81, 2.7.3
• Interpretation Request#6
  Topic: _POSIX_PRIORITIZED_IO Relevant Clauses: 6.7.1.1
• Interpretation Request#7
  Topic: PTHREAD_INHERIT_SCHED Relevant Clauses: 13.5.1.1
• Interpretation Request#8
  Topic: pthread_key_create() Relevant Clauses: 17.1.1.2
• Interpretation Request#9
  Topic: pthread_atfork() Relevant Clauses: 3.1.3.1
• Interpretation Request#10
  Topic: cancellation points Relevant Clauses: 18.1.2
• Interpretation Request#11
  Topic: sigpending() Relevant Clauses: 3.3.6.2
• Interpretation Request#12
  Topic: thread-specific data Relevant Clauses: 3.1.3.2
• Interpretation Request#13
  Topic: sigevent structure Relevant Clauses: 6.7.1.1 (IEEE Std 1003.1b-1993)
• Interpretation Request#14
  Topic: stacksize Relevant Clauses: 16.1.1.2
• Interpretation Request#15
  Topic: default value for attribute Relevant Clauses: 13.5.1.2
• Interpretation Request#16
  Topic: sigpending Relevant Clauses: 3.3.6.2
• Interpretation Request#17
  Topic: pthread_attr_setschedparam Relevant Clauses: 13.5.1.2
• Interpretation Request#18
  Topic: stackaddr attribute Relevant Clauses: 16.1.1.2
• Interpretation Request#19
  Topic: sched_setparam Relevant Clauses: 13.3.3.2
• Interpretation Request#20
  Topic: protocol attribute etc Relevant Clauses: 13.6.1.2
• Interpretation Request#21
  Topic: timers and SIGEV_THREAD Relevant Clauses: 14.2.2.2 (P1003.1b)
• Interpretation Request#22
  Topic: pthread_setspecific Relevant Clauses: 17.1.2.2
• Interpretation Request#23
  Topic: pthread_attr_setschedparam Relevant Clauses: 13.5.1.2
• Interpretation Request#24
  Topic: schedpolicy etc Relevant Clauses: 13.5.1.2
• Interpretation Request#25
  Topic: _POSIX_THREAD_*vs_POSIX_THREADS_* Relevant Clauses: 2-10, F3.1
• Interpretation Request#26
  Topic: tmpname() Relevant Clauses: 18.1.2
• Interpretation Request#27
  Topic: pthread_mutexattr_init Errors Relevant Clauses: 11.3.1.4
• Interpretation Request#28
  Topic: Waiting on a Condition Errors Relevant Clauses: 11.4.4.4
• Interpretation Request#29
  Topic: Get scheduling parameter limits Relevant Clauses: 13.3.6
• Interpretation Request#30
  Topic: Thread Scheduling Functions, Description Relevant Clauses: 13.5.1.2
• Interpretation Request#31
  Topic: Dynamic Thread Scheduling Parameters Access, Description Relevant Clauses: 13.5.2.2
• Interpretation Request#32
  Topic: Thread-Specific Data Key Creation Description Relevant Clauses: 17.1.1.2
• Interpretation Request#33
  Topic: Thread-Cancellation, Async-Cancel Safety Relevant Clauses: 18.1.4
• Interpretation Request#34
  Topic: pthread_mutex_init, pthread_cond_init Relevant Clauses: 11.3.2.2, 11.4.2.2
• Interpretation Request#35
  Topic: cancellation points Relevant Clauses: 18.1.2
• Interpretation Request#36
  Topic: primitive system data types Relevant Clauses: 2.5
• IEEE Std 1003.1c Interpretation #37
  Topic : pthread_atfork Relevant Clauses: 3.1.1.2 and 3.3.1.3
• Interpretation Request#38
  Topic: mutex Relevant Clauses: 2.2.2.68
• Interpretation Request#39
  Topic: thread - safety Relevant Clauses: 2.3.9
• Interpretation Request#40
  Topic: sigsuspend Relevant Clauses: 3.3.7.3
• Interpretation Request#41
  Topic: pthread_cancel, pthread.h Relevant Clauses: 2.7.3; 18.2.1
• Interpretation Request#42
  Topic: pthread_sigmask, pthread.h Relevant Clauses: 3.3.5.1; 2.7.3
• Interpretation Request#44
  Topic: Threads options Relevant Clauses: 1.3.1.3; 2.9.3
• Interpretation Request#47
  Topic: write and EPIPE Relevant Clauses: 6.4.2.4
• Interpretation Request#48
  Topic: open 0_EXCL, mg_open 0_EXCL Relevant Clauses: 5.31.2; 15.2.1.2