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Drake Baker wrote:
> Gentlemen,
>=20
> I have seen conflicting information on the web concerning inter-process
> mutexes in CYGWIN.  I have seen outright statements that it is not
> supported, and I have seen statements that ALL mutexes are inter-process
> by default.  Obviously, only one statement is currently correct.
>=20
> The bottom line is that I have some shared memory and multiple processes
> -- basically a critical section.  I need a technique to implement the
> critical section, and preferably a solution that is portable.
>=20
> I have tried for countless hours over the last few days before
> concluding that process shared mutexes don't exist in CYGWIN despite
> some google results implying they do.  (I hope I am wrong, and it does
> support them).
>=20
> Any solution that will work in CYGWIN and a Linux box would be
> appreciated -- all I need is a critical section for mutliple processes.
>=20
> Thank you in advance for your help!
>=20
> -Drake
>=20
> --- snippets for reference, in case my assumption is wrong (not actual
> code, simplified cuts)
>=20
> ... initializing
> pthread_mutexattr_init(&mattr); // create default attributes, returns no
> error
>=20
> pthread_mutexattr_setpshared(&mattr, PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED); // set for
> inter-process sharing (it is returning EINVAL)
>=20
> pthread_mutex_init(&mutex, &mattr);  // init, returns no error
>=20
> ... locking/etc...
>=20
> pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex) // returns no error in process that init'd
> mutex, EINVAL in other processes
Cygwin has System V semaphores and shared memory. You can use that.

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VH


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