POSIX, which defines how to call functions common to UNIX-like OSs, is a standard that guarantees that 'it will work in any environment as long as it complies with POSIX.' POSIX has supported the ...

Issues with proprietary RTOS APIs. How does the POSIX pthread API stack up against proprietary APIs? Thread creation in POSIX. However, each proprietary API impedes embedded development by requiring ...

I have an object that maintains a number of internal pthreads. In the object destructor, I want to kill any running internal threads. The thread executing the destructor will not be one of these ...

Editor's Note: Embedded Systems Architecture, 2nd Edition, is a practical and technical guide to understanding the components that make up an embedded system’s architecture. Offering detailed ...

To preserve the benefits of Linux as a development platform while addressing the need for customized versions of Linux, not to mention special-purpose non-Linux kernels, Red Hat Systems has taken a ...