In the MPE/iX family of computer systems, the process is the basic executable
entity that competes for the resources managed by MPE/iX. The notion of many
active processes sharing the resources of the computer system is fundamental to
the efficient operation of the MPE/iX operating system. By sharing the CPU and
system resources among multiple active processes, resource utilization is
greatly increased and system throughput improved. Process Management
Programmer's Guide (32650-90023) provides you with information that will assist you in your development of programs that utilize process management
capabilities available in the MPE/iX operating system.
This chapter describes processes and process management under MPE/iX, and
introduces process management capabilities and system intrinsics that MPE/iX
makes available to you.
This chapter also describes the interactive session as a system-managed
process, and introduces session management capabilities and system intrinsics
that enable your program to create and abort interactive sessions.
