SCASH_BARRIER(3)
SCASH Programmer's Manual
SCASH_BARRIER(3)
NAME
scash_barrier - barrier synchronization

SYNOPSIS
int scash_barrier(int barrier)

DESCRIPTION
scash_barrier() performs barrier synchronization and guarantees that the whole of the shared memory is updated to the latest value. The same barrier argument must be specified by all nodes.

RETURN VALUES
scash_barrier() returns 0 on success.

CREDIT
This document is a part of the SCore cluster system software developed at PC Cluster Consortium, Japan. Copyright (C) 2003 PC Cluster Consortium.