Subj : Re: pthreads (linux) questions
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Joe Seigh
Date : Thu Aug 18 2005 10:12 pm

jacob navia wrote:
> Hi
> I am trying to understand pthreads, and need to translate
> the following symbols used in 32 bits pthreads to the 64 bit
> pthreads that have changed the name of those symbols.
> (at least I do not find them any more in the 64 bit libraries)
> 
> "__pthread_threads_debug"            marker
> "__pthread_offsetof_pid"
> "__pthread_handles_num"
> 
> This gave me in 32 bit linux the number of threads (handles_num)
> and their pids.
> 
> The symbol __pthread_offsetof_descr gave me the offset of the thread
> descriptor.
> 
> As usual in Linux, everything has changed completely and there is
> no docs as to where could I find the same information.
> 
> Any help greatly appreciated
> 
> If possible, a doc of 64 bit threads would be NICE.
> Apparently, threads do not have PIDs any more. I doubt this...
> 

Threads don't have pids any more.  What non standard non portable
thing are you trying to do?

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Joe Seigh

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