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| author | Sebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de> | 2017-02-02 14:07:53 +0100 |
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| committer | Sebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de> | 2017-02-02 14:07:53 +0100 |
| commit | 785c02f7f8fc61e2137679438bfe7abe090ae519 (patch) | |
| tree | 962f13927244fa12237bfb97ca9957db315c3d90 /c-user/glossary.rst | |
| parent | c-user: Use sphinx glossary support (diff) | |
| download | rtems-docs-785c02f7f8fc61e2137679438bfe7abe090ae519.tar.bz2 | |
c-user: Add SMP low-level synchronization
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diff --git a/c-user/glossary.rst b/c-user/glossary.rst index f3e784e..aab9601 100644 --- a/c-user/glossary.rst +++ b/c-user/glossary.rst @@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ Glossary A task which must execute only at irregular intervals and has only a soft deadline. + API + An acronym for Application Programming Interface. + application In this document, software which makes use of RTEMS. @@ -314,6 +317,9 @@ Glossary A group of related RTEMS' directives which provide access and control over resources. + MCS + An acronym for Mellor-Crummey Scott. + memory pool Used interchangeably with heap. @@ -379,6 +385,9 @@ Glossary non-existent The state occupied by an uncreated or deleted task. + NUMA + An acronym for Non-Uniform Memory Access. + numeric coprocessor A component used in computer systems to enhance performance in mathematically intensive situations. It is typically viewed as a logical @@ -614,6 +623,9 @@ Glossary SMCB An acronym for Semaphore Control Block. + SMP + An acronym for Symmetric Multiprocessing. + SMP locks The SMP locks ensure mutual exclusion on the lowest level and are a replacement for the sections of disabled interrupts. Interrupts are |