Solaris: Clock Synchronization, Max Username Length, Removable Media
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View ArticleProgramming in C: Few Tidbits #6
[1] Case-insensitive String Comparisonstrcasecmp() is the case-insensitive version of strcmp(). When building, make sure to include strings.h (note the plural form).strncasecmp() is the counterpart to...
View ArticleSolaris 11: Few Random Commands
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View ArticleBlast from the Past : The Weekend Playlist #8
Previous playlists: #1(50s, 60s and 70s) | #2(80s) | #3(80s) | #4(80s) | #5(80s) | #6(90s) | #7(90s)Another 50s, 60s & 70s playlist. Audio & Widget courtesy: Spotify
View ArticleBlast from the Past : The Weekend Playlist #9
Previous playlists: #1 #8(50s, 60s and 70s) | #2 #3 #4 #5(80s) | #6 #7(90s)Another 90s playlist. Audio & Widget courtesy: Spotify
View ArticleSolaris API for Locality Group Observability
[ Related: 1st part @ Locality Group Observability on Solaris ]As of this writing, Solaris has limited support for lgroup observability using programmatic interfaces. Applications can use the lgroup...
View ArticleProgramming in C: Few Tidbits #7
H1 { font-family: "times new roman", garamond; } H1 span { background-color: green; color: white; } 1 _Alignof operator_Alignof operator [that was introduced in C Standard Revision, C11] returns...
View ArticleNew Article on OTN: Oracle Solaris Tools for Locality Observability
Oracle Solaris provides a variety of tools and APIs to observe, diagnose, control, and even fix issues related to locality and latency. A brand new technical article describing some of the tools and...
View Article[Solaris] Memory Leak Checking with libumem
libumem is a userland memory allocator (a library) with some debugging features that enable easy identification and troubleshooting of process memory leaks and memory access errors. Apparently target...
View ArticleC, Solaris & SPARC M7 : Get Defensive with Few Techniques .. Part 1/3
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View ArticleC, Solaris & SPARC M7: Get Defensive with Few Techniques .. Part 2/3
Solaris: Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR)Address Space Layout Randomization is a security defense mechanism against attacks like buffer overflow or Return Oriented Programming (ROP) attacks...
View ArticleBlast from the Past : The Weekend Playlist #10
Previous playlists: #1 #8(50s, 60s and 70s) | #2 #3 #4 #5(80s) | #6 #7 #9(90s)New category: "instrumental" playlist. Audio & Widget courtesy: Spotify
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C, Solaris & SPARC M7: Get Defensive with Few Techniques .. Part 3/3
SPARC: Silicon Secured Memory (SSM)Silicon Secured Memory (SSM) is a hardware feature available on the latest Oracle SPARC M7/T7/S7 platform that is designed to protect against invalid data accesses...
View ArticleWord List #1
WORDMEANING groundswella buildup of opinion or feeling in a large section of the population cock-a-hoopextremely and obviously pleased esp about a triumph or success besetto attack on all sides;...
View ArticleBlast from the Past : The Weekend Playlist #11
Previous playlists: #1 #8(50s, 60s and 70s) | #2 #3 #4 #5(80s) | #6 #7 #9(90s) | #10(Instrumental)New category: "00s" (2000s) playlist. Audio & Widget courtesy: Spotify
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WORDMEANING polemica strong verbal or written attack on someone or something emeritushaving retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor yank(short for yankee) slang for someone of American...
View Articleosc-setcoremem: A Brief Introduction
Target Audience: Oracle SuperCluster CustomersOn a high-level, osc-setcoremem is a SuperCluster tool that assists in making changes to the CPU and memory configurations of one or more dedicated domains...
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OnePlus X: Windows Won't Auto-Mount as Storage Drive When Connected via USB...
Here's one way to check and fix. Of course it works only if the USB option was misconfigured.Step 1: pull down the notification bar from the top of the display. Click on "USB for Charging - Touch for...
View ArticleNon-Interactive osc-setcoremem
Target Audience: Oracle SuperCluster CustomersBy default osc-setcoremem runs in interactive mode prompting and waiting for critical user inputs. In a way it makes sense as the core count and memory...
View ArticleBlast from the Past : The Weekend Playlist #12
Previous playlists: #1 #8(50s, 60s and 70s) | #2 #3 #4 #5(80s) | #6 #7 #9(90s) | #11(00s) | #10(Instrumental)Another 00s playlist. Audio & Widget courtesy: Spotify
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