> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clemens Ladisch [mailto:clem...@ladisch.de]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 3:04 AM
> To: Network Nut
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: WaitForMultipleObjects/etc. In Kernel
>
> Network Nut wrote:
> > 5. I can simulate system-global named mutex using shared-memory for
> > underlying state of mutex (POCO NamedMutex) 6. I can get named
> > semaphore using POSIX sem_create
> >
> > It seems that the remaining problem is to get named mutex and named
> > semaphore to be accessible by file-descriptor.
>
> Forget about the POSIX stuff. You can implement a mutex by using an
> eventfd that has the value 1 in the unlocked state; a read locks, a write
of 1
> unlocks. You can implement a semaphore by using an eventfd with
> EFD_SEMAPHORE.
I was looking at POSIX because it allows naming of the primitives.
I need to reference inter-process {mutex, event, semaphore}, each identified
by string, if feasible.
I need to epoll_wait on inter-process {mutex, event, semaphore}.
> And I should note that it is a common pattern to start a bunch of other
> processes from a helper process; this not only allows inheriting file
> descriptors, but also makes monitoring these processes easier from the
> parent. Do all of your processes really need to be started independently?
Yes, all my processes need to be started independently.
Regards,
-Net
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