About Synchronization

What's New in Synchronization - Win32 apps

Windows includes the following new programming elements for synchronization.

Coordinate multiple threads of execution. Synchronize access to resources using wait functions. Multiple processes can have handles to the same event, mutex, semaphore, or timer object, which can be used to accomplish interprocess synchronization.

Synchronization and Multiprocessor Issues - Win32 apps

Applications may encounter problems when run on multiprocessor systems due to assumptions they make which are valid only on single-processor systems.

Using Synchronization - Win32 apps

The following examples demonstrate how to use the synchronization objects:

Synchronization Objects - Win32 apps

A synchronization object is an object whose handle can be specified in one of the wait functions to coordinate the execution of multiple threads.

Interprocess Synchronization - Win32 apps

Multiple processes can have handles to the same event, mutex, semaphore, or timer object, so these objects can be used to accomplish interprocess synchronization.

Object Names - Win32 apps

Named objects provide an easy way for processes to share object handles.

Wait Functions - Win32 apps

Wait functions allow a thread to block its own execution.

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