This article by IBM's Sachin Agrawal discusses the Linux operating system's shared memory architecture, and how object-oriented C++ programmers can best exploit it. According to Agrawal, shared memory is the most efficient inter-process communication channel available in modern operating systems, and Linux's shared memory architecture is uniquely useful.

Find out more about how to take advantage of Linux's shared memory architecture by reading this in-depth technical article.

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