Hi, I think I have taken Doug's comments into account with this revised version of the patch. Hopefully it is ready to commit now. Comments appreciated. Thanks. 2008-11-14 Joel Sherrill * Makefile.in, configure.ac, debug.c, debug.h, hw_sem.c, hw_shm.c: Add support for System V shared memory and semaphores to PSIM where available on the host. Shared memory can be mapped into the simulated processor's address space and protected using a semaphore. * configure: Regenerated. -- Joel Sherrill, Ph.D. Director of Research & Development joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com On-Line Applications Research Ask me about RTEMS: a free RTOS Huntsville AL 35805 Support Available (256) 722-9985