- Process utilities
- Functions to
handle process exits or exceptional conditions
- Error handling
- Error handling
functions and constants
- Timing
- Time-related functions and types
- Threading
- Functions to implement thread-safe
libraries and to assist parallel processing
- C/Fortran Interfaces
- Functions and types to
implement C/Fortran interface functions
- Shared Memory
- Functions to create
and manage a shared memory segment
- Event loop
- Functions and types to implement
an Xt-like event loop
- File
- Functions for handling files.
- Dynamic loading
- Functions for
dynamically loading code.
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- IVERegisterCleanupRoutine
- Registers a procedure to be called at process exit.
- IVESetFatalHandler
- Sets
the routine called when IVEReportFatal
is called.
- IVEGetFatalHandler
- Returns
the address of the routine called when
IVEReportFatal is called.
- IVESetWarningHandler
- Sets
the routine called when
IVEReportWarning is called.
- IVEGetWarningHandler
- Returns
the address of the routine called when
IVEReportWarning is called.
- IVEReportFatal
- Causes a message
to be written or logged and terminates the application.
- IVEReportWarning
- Causes a message
to be written or logged.
- IVEFatalHandler
- Represents the
prototype for the function passed to
IVESetFatalHandler.
- IVEWarningHandler
- Represents the
prototype for the function passed to
IVESetWarningHandler.
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- IVEErrorToString
- Converts an integer
error code into a message.
- IVE_ERR_*
- The error constants
used by the IVE library all have names starting with IVE_ERR_.
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- IVEGetCurrTime
- Returns the current time.
- IVECalcTimeDiff
- Finds the elapsed time
between two time points.
- IVESleep
- Suspends execution for an interval of
time.
- IVETimeValue
- Represents an absolute time
measurement.
- IVETimerInterval
- Represents the
difference between two time points.
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- IVEThreadCallOnce
- Guarantees
that an operation is executed once.
- IVEThreadCountProcessors
- Returns the number of processors currently available on the system.
- IVEThreadInitKey
- Initializes a
handle to thread-specific storage.
- IVEThreadDestroyKey
- Releases
a handle to thread-specific storage.
- IVEThreadSetKeyValue
- Sets
the value stored in thread-specific storage for the current thread.
- IVEThreadGetKeyValue
- Retrieves
the value stored in thread-specific storage for the current thread.
- IVEThreadInitMutex
- Initializes
a mutual exclusion lock.
- IVEThreadDestroyMutex
- Releases the resources associated with a mutual exclusion lock.
- IVEThreadAcquireMutex
- Locks
an IVEThreadMutex for exclusive access.
- IVEThreadTryAcquireMutex
- Locks an IVEThreadMutex for
exclusive access only if it is currently unlocked.
- IVEThreadReleaseMutex
- Unlocks an IVEThreadMutex allowing
others to access it.
- IVEThreadOnceFlag
- Is the type
used by IVEThreadCallOnce to
synchronize the call to an initialization function.
- IVEThreadKey
- Represents a handle to
thread-specific storage.
- IVEThreadMutex
- Is a mutual exclusion
lock for use by threads in the same process.
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- IVEFtnStringToCString
- Constructs a C string from a Fortran one.
- IVECStringToFtnString
- Fills a Fortran string with the contents of a C string.
- IVEPtrToFtnId
- Converts a pointer
to an integer so it can be returned to a Fortran routine.
- IVEFtnIdToPtr
- Converts the result
of an earlier IVEPtrToFtnId call to a pointer.
- fortran_types.h
- Defines C equivalents
for intrinsic Fortran types.
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- IVECreateArenaAttr
- Creates an object
to specify a shared memory segment's attributes.
- IVEDestroyArenaAttr
- Frees
resources allocated with
IVECreateArenaAttr.
- IVESetArenaAttrSize
- Sets
the maximum arena size in an IVEArenaAttr
object.
- IVESetArenaAttrChunk
- Sets
the block size in an IVEArenaAttr object.
- IVECreateArena
- Creates a shared memory
segment.
- IVEDestroyArena
- Destroys a shared
memory segment.
- IVEAttachArena
- Attaches to
an existing shared memory segment.
- IVEDetachArena
- Detaches from
a shared memory segment.
- IVEGetArenaRoot
- Returns the
value stored in the root location of a shared memory segment.
- IVESetArenaRoot
- Alters the
value stored in the root location of a shared memory segment.
- IVECompareSwapArenaRoot
-
Performs an atomic compare and swap on the value stored in the root
location of a shared memory segment.
- IVEShmAlloc
- Dynamically allocates
uninitialized memory from a shared memory segment.
- IVEShmCalloc
- Dynamically allocates
memory which has all bits set to zero from a shared memory segment.
- IVEShmRealloc
- Changes the size
of a previous dynamic allocation from a shared memory segment.
- IVEShmDealloc
- Frees memory
dynamically allocated from a shared memory segment so that it can be
reused by anther dynamic allocation request.
- IVEPtrToRep
- Converts a pointer to
a representation that is suitable for storage in shared memory.
- IVERepToPtr
- Converts a result
of IVEPtrToRep into a pointer.
- IVEShmInitMutex
- Creates a
mutual exclusion lock usable by threads in different processes.
- IVEShmDestroyMutex
- Releases
resources allocated by IVEShmInitMutex.
- IVEShmAcquireMutex
- Locks an
IVEShmMutex for exclusive access.
- IVEShmTryAcquireMutex
- Locks
an IVEShmMutex for exclusive access only
if it is currently unlocked.
- IVEShmReleaseMutex
- Unlocks an
IVEShmMutex allowing others to access it.
- IVEShmInitHold
- Creates a
mutual exclusion lock which will automatically be released if the
locking process exits and is usable by threads in different processes.
- IVEShmDestroyHold
- Releases
resources allocated by IVEShmInitHold.
- IVEShmAcquireHold
- Locks an
IVEShmHold for exclusive access.
- IVEShmTryAcquireHold
- Locks
an IVEShmHold for exclusive access only if it
is currently unlocked.
- IVEShmReleaseHold
- Unlocks an
IVEShmHold allowing others to access it.
- IVEShmInitRWLock
- Initializes a
read-write lock usable by threads in different processes.
- IVEShmDestroyRWLock
- Releases
resources allocated by IVEShmInitRWLock.
- IVEShmAcquireReadLock
- Acquires non-exclusive access to an
IVEShmRWLock.
- IVEShmTryAcquireReadLock
- Acquires non-exclusive access to an
IVEShmRWLock only if nothing else currently
has exclusive access.
- IVEShmReleaseReadLock
- Releases a non-exclusive lock on an
IVEShmRWLock allowing others exclusive
access to it.
- IVEShmTryAcquireWriteLock
- Acquires exclusive access to an
IVEShmRWLock.
- IVEShmTryAcquireWriteLock
- Acquires exclusive access to an
IVEShmRWLock only if nothing else currently
has non-exclusive or exclusive access.
- IVEShmReleaseWriteLock
- Releases an exclusive lock on an
IVEShmRWLock allowing others exclusive or
non-exclusive access to it.
- IVEShmInitSemaphore
- Initializes
a semaphore usable by threads in different processes.
- IVEShmDestroySemaphore
- Releases resources allocated by
IVEShmInitSemaphore.
- IVEShmIncrementSemaphore
- Increments the value of an
IVEShmSemaphore.
- IVEShmDecrementSemaphore
- Decrements the value of an
IVEShmSemaphore.
- IVEShmTryDecrementSemaphore
- Decrements the value of an
IVEShmSemaphore only if the operation
would not block.
- IVEShmGetSemaphoreValue
-
Returns a snapshot of an
IVEShmSemaphore's value.
- IVEArenaAttr
- Represents attributes
of a shared memory segment that can be specified when the segment is
created.
- IVEArena
- Represents a shared memory
segment.
- IVEArenaSize
- Represents the size of
an IVEArena or a subset thereof.
- IVEPtrRep
- Represents an encoding of
pointer value which can be shared with other processes connected to
the same shared memory segment.
- IVEShmMutex
- Represents a
mutual-exclusion lock that can be used by threads in different processes.
- IVEShmHold
- Represents a
mutual-exclusion lock that can be used by threads in different processes
and which is automatically released if the process holding the lock exits.
- IVEShmRWLock
- Represents a
read-write lock that can be used by threads in different processes.
- IVEShmSemaphore
- Represents
a counting semaphore that can be used by threads in different processes.
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- IVECreateEventContext
- Creates
the structure manipulated by the other event handling routines.
- IVECreateThreadedEventContext
- Creates
the structure manipulated by the other event handling routines; the
structure can be used simultaneously by multiple threads.
- IVEDestroyEventContext
- Frees
any resources associated with an event context.
- IVERemoveAllEventTriggers
- Removes all event callbacks registered with an event context.
- IVEEventLoop
- Enters an infinite loop
to process events.
- IVEProcessEvent
- Processes a single
event.
- IVEAddInput
- Adds an event source
that triggers an event when something is ready for input or output.
- IVERemoveInput
- Removes an event
source registered with IVEAddInput
- IVEEventReleaseInterest
- Restores an input/output event source temporarily disabled during
multi-threaded processing.
- IVESetMessageHandler
- Installs
a callback for events generated by
IVEPostMessage.
- IVECancelMessageHandler
- Removes a callback installed with
IVESetMessageHandler.
- IVEPostMessage
- Provides a mechanism
for generating events not tied to one of the external event sources.
- IVEAddSignal
- Adds an event source
which triggers an event if a signal has been noticed with
IVENoticeSignal.
- IVERemoveSignal
- Removes an event
source registered with IVEAddSignal.
- IVENoticeSignal
- Takes not that
a signal occurred.
- IVEAddTimer
- Adds an event source that
triggers an event after a given amount of time has elapsed.
- IVERemoveTimer
- Removes an
event source registered with IVEAddTimer.
- IVEAddWorkProc
- Installs a callback
invoked when event processing would otherwise block.
- IVERemoveWorkProc
- Removes a
callback installed with IVEAddWorkProc.
- IVESetWatchProc
- Provides a hook
for using the IVE event loop calls with another package that has an
event loop (Xt, Corba).
- IVEEventContext
- Stores information
about events of interest.
- IVEInputProc
- Defines the prototype
of callback functions for IVEAddInput.
- IVEInputId
- Is a handle to an
event source and the associated callback which were registered with
IVEAddInput.
- IVEMessageProc
- Defines the prototype
of callback functions for
IVESetMessageHandler
- IVESignalProc
- Defines the prototype
of callback functions for IVEAddSignal.
- IVESignalId
- Is a handle to an
event source and the associated callback which were registered with
IVEAddSignal.
- IVETimerProc
- Defines the prototype
of callback functions for IVEAddTimer.
- IVETimerId
- Is a handle to an
event source and the associated callback which were registered with
IVEAddTimer.
- IVEWorkProc
- Defines the prototype of
callback functions for IVEAddWorkProc.
- IVEWorkProcId
- Is a handle to a
callback registered with IVEAddWorkProc.
- IVEWatchProc
- Defines the prototype
for functions registered with
IVESetWatchProc.
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- IVECheckFileAttributes
- Determines
whether or not a given file name exists, is a directory, and is accessible
to the caller.
- IVEGetFreeSpace
- Returns the
amount of free space in the file system holding a file or directory.
- IVEPermitExecution
- Modifies
the permissions of a file to permit execution of that file by the caller.
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- IVELoadPlugin
- Dynamically loads a
plugin.
- IVEGetPluginAttr
- Returns the
address of the plugin's attributes.
- IVEUnloadPlugin
- Unloads a plugin
loaded with IVELoadPlugin.
- IVEGetPluginErrorMessage
- Returns a human-readable explanation for why one of the plugin
functions failed.
- IVEPlugin
- Represents a handle to the
dynamically loaded plugin.
- IVEPluginInitProc
- Is the
prototype for the function called internally by
IVELoadPlugin to initialize the plugin.
- IVECleanupProc.html
- Is the
prototype for the function called internally by
IVEUnloadPlugin to free any resources
the plugin allocated in the initialization procedure.
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modified September 21, 2007
Eric Branlund (eric@msg.ucsf.edu)