Subj : Re: Threads and processes on Linux
To   : comp.programming.threads,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.sources.d
From : David Schwartz
Date : Wed Mar 30 2005 11:41 am


"Generic Usenet Account" <usenet@sta.samsung.com> wrote in message 
news:1112206339.537523.256940@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...

> So what exactly are we saying when we state that "there is no
> difference between threads and processes on Linux"?  I think it merely
> means that unlike in the past, where tasks and light-weight processes
> did not have visibility outside the application, threads in Linux have
> limited visibility outside the application process and they are
> scheduled in the same way as processes are.  However, I am not sure if
> my thinking is correct.

    This is correct, and I believe it's true for both LinuxThreads and NPTL.

    DS

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