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buildfile
A text file containing instructions for mkifs specifying the contents
and other details of an image, or for mkefs specifying the contents
and other details of an embedded filesystem image.
canonical mode
Also called edited mode or “cooked” mode. In this mode the
character device library performs line-editing operations on each
received character. Only when a line is “completely entered” —
typically when a carriage return (CR) is received — will the line of
data be made available to application processes. Contrast raw mode.
channel
A kernel object used with message passing.
In Neutrino, message passing is directed towards a connection (made
to a channel); threads can receive messages from channels. A thread
that wishes to receive messages creates a channel (using
ChannelCreate()), and then receives messages from that channel
(using MsgReceive()). Another thread that wishes to send a message
to the first thread must make a connection to that channel by
“attaching” to the channel (using ConnectAttach()) and then sending
data (using MsgSend()).
CIFS
Common Internet File System (aka SMB) — a protocol that allows a
client workstation to perform transparent file access over a network to
a Windows server. Client file access calls are converted to CIFS
protocol requests and are sent to the server over the network. The
server receives the request, performs the actual filesystem operation,
and sends a response back to the client.
CIS
Card Information Structure.
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Glossary
October 6, 2005