Apache Module mod_sharedmem

Description:	Slot-based shared memory provider.
Status:	Extension
Module Identifier:	sharedmem_module
Source File:	mod_sharedmem.c

Summary

mod_sharedmem is a memory provider which provides for creation and access to a shared memory segment in which the datasets are organized in "slots." Although it can be used directly, normally mod_slotmem is used as a front-end.

mod_sharedmem provides the following API functions:

apr_status_t slotmem_do(ap_slotmem_t *s, ap_slotmem_callback_fn_t *func, void *data, apr_pool_t *pool)

call the callback on all worker slots

apr_status_t slotmem_create(ap_slotmem_t **new, const char *name, apr_size_t item_size, int item_num, apr_pool_t *pool)

create a new slotmem with each item size is item_size.

apr_status_t slotmem_attach(ap_slotmem_t **new, const char *name, apr_size_t *item_size, int *item_num, apr_pool_t *pool)

attach to an existing slotmem.

apr_status_t slotmem_mem(ap_slotmem_t *s, int item_id, void**mem)

get the memory associated with this worker slot.

apr_status_t slotmem_lock(ap_slotmem_t *s)

lock the memory segment

(apr_status_t slotmem_unlock(ap_slotmem_t *s)

unlock the memory segment

Directives

This module provides no directives.