IPC facilities (shared memory)

Barnacle Wes wes at obie.UUCP
Sat Apr 2 15:31:37 AEST 1988


In article <7541 at ncoast.UUCP>, allbery at ncoast.UUCP (Brandon Allbery) writes:
>                                                           no telling from
> my end whether System V shared memory is implemented in terms of Xenix shared
> data or vice versa or if they're separate facilities (but they *do* share a
> global pte table, according to the Xenix V/386 manual at work!).

According to Amy Snader of SCO, the Xenix-style shared data in Xenix V
is implemented on top of *the System V shared memory system.*  Given
this, System V code should run on Xenix without a hitch.  Amy's a tech
type, not a salesweenie; she should know.

	Wes Peters

(Hi Amy!  You *knew* better than to send that message, didn't you?!?!?)
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