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diff --git a/info/cmdipc.texinfo b/info/cmdipc.texinfo index 5fd1600..1ab3c22 100644 --- a/info/cmdipc.texinfo +++ b/info/cmdipc.texinfo @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled * Message Queues:: Using message queue * Semaphores:: Using semaphores * Shared Memory:: Using shared memory -* Mutexe:: Using mutexe +* Mutexes:: Using mutual exclusives * Conditions:: Using conditions * Barriers:: Using barriers * Shared Locks:: Using shared locks @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled System V and POSIX interprocess communication from the command line. In addition to the primities shared memory, message queue and semaphores, this -tool can from these primitives construct mutexe, +tool can from these primitives construct mutexes, conditions, barriers, shared locks and rendezvous. @@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ conditions, barriers, shared locks and rendezvous. @command{cmdipc} have support for eight types of interprocess communication units: message -queues, semaphores, shared memory, mutexe -@footnote{Because of the nature of this program -mutexe are as bit degraded.}, conditions, +queues, semaphores, shared memory, mutexes +@footnote{Because of the nature of this program, +mutexes are a bit degraded.}, conditions, barrers, shared locks and rendezvous. These are constructed from either the three System V interprocess communication primitives: message @@ -387,19 +387,19 @@ write to the memory. -@node Mutexe -@chapter Mutexe +@node Mutexes +@chapter Mutexes -Mutexe are implemented using semaphores. +Mutexes are implemented using semaphores. Actually, because of inherit limitations, -mutexe are binary semaphores. These are +mutexes are binary semaphores. These are fairly primitive and should hopefully interoperate nicely with other programs. A mutex, with the limitations we have, is a construct that lets you enter are guarded state that not be entered again, even recursively, before it has been left. -Use of mutexe are indicated by the +Use of mutexes are indicated by the @option{-X} option. The key for a ``System V'' mutex is an @@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ leave: A condition is a mutex with support for signalling. They are implemented using -three semaphores. Just like with mutexe, +three semaphores. Just like with mutexes, you enter and leave guarded states with conditions. But conditions also allow to temporarily leave this state and @@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ slash. A shared lock is a mutex support for two types of locks: shared and exclusive. They are implemented using three semaphores. -Mutexe are can be reduced from shared lock +Mutexes are can be reduced from shared lock by only using exclusive locking. Exclusive locking allows only on program to enter a guarded state. Shared locks introduce |