Examples for using Pthreads

The following codes can run on UCSB SGI Origin 2000 and PC Solaris.

Makefile .
p_hello.c . A hello program.
p_greetings.c . Greeting code: One thread collects messages from others.
p_cpi.c . Pi code.
p_matrix_para.c . A simple matrix-matrix multiplication code.
p_gesimple.c . A simple Gaussian Elimination code.
Solaris Man pages for the pthread functions used in the above examples. pthread_create, pthread_join, pthread_mutex.

General introduction to Pthreads

Definitions of Pthread functions.
Another introduction to Pthreads. PS file . HTML file ( Site 1 , Site 2 )

Additional information on Pthreads

A comparison of Pthreads and SUN threads. PS file .
hello.c . A sample hello program provided by SUN Micro.