Questions tagged [shared-memory]

Memory that can be accessed by multiple programs at the same time.

Exploring the Use of Named Pipes or Shared Memory Files in Python

Can named pipes in Python be utilized for a specific use case? I am trying to achieve the following using named pipes. fn = path/to/my/file.ext os.mkfifo(fn) subprocess.check_output(args=(bar -o fn).split()) foo(fn) I want to avoid writing the output of s ...

Interconnected memory within a group of processes

I am facing an issue while attempting to share memory among 4 processes. Unfortunately, I have been unable to resolve this problem on my own and seek assistance. Please review the logic flow: from multiprocessing import Pool, Value from time import sleep ...

I am currently exploring the concept of distributing read-only objects in a multiprocessing environment

I am currently exploring the concept of sharing read-only objects with multiprocessing. When I share the bigset as a global variable, everything works smoothly: from multiprocessing import Pool bigset = set(xrange(pow(10, 7))) def worker(x): return x ...

What is the correct way to detach and eliminate shared memory between two processes in PHP?

I came up with a method to handle asynchronous tasks in PHP, and so far it has been working really well. The concept is based on utilizing three extensions: PCNTL, POSIX, and Semaphore. In order to maintain complete control over both the master process a ...