| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 508 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Front Cover; The Art of Multiprocessor Programming; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Shared Objects and Synchronization; 1.2 A Fable; 1.3 The Producer-Consumer Problem; 1.4 The Readers-Writers Problem; 1.5 The Harsh Realities of Parallelization; 1.6 Parallel Programming; 1.7 Chapter Notes; 1.8 Exercises; Part I: Principles; Chapter 2. Mutual Exclusion; Chapter 3. Concurrent Objects; Chapter 4. Foundations of Shared Memory; Chapter 5. The Relative Power of Primitive Synchronization Operations; Chapter 6. Universality of Consensus |
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Part II: PracticeChapter 7. Spin Locks and Contention; Chapter 8. Monitors and Blocking Synchronization; Chapter 9. Linked Lists: The Role of Locking; Chapter 10. Concurrent Queues and the ABA Problem; Chapter 11. Concurrent Stacks and Elimination; Chapter 12. Counting, Sorting, and Distributed Coordination; Chapter 13. Concurrent Hashing and Natural Parallelism; Chapter 14. Skiplists and Balanced Search; Chapter 15. Priority Queu |
| Summary |
The authoritative reference to the most important computing advance in decades |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Multiprogramming (Electronic computers)
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Multiprocessors.
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COMPUTERS -- Utilities.
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COMPUTERS -- System Administration -- General.
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COMPUTERS -- Operating Systems -- Virtualization.
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Multiprocessors
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Multiprogramming (Electronic computers)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shavit, Nir, 1959-
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| LC no. |
2008273906 |
| ISBN |
0080569587 |
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9780080569581 |
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1281272779 |
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9781281272775 |
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