Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 17:03:59 -0500 (EST) From: Luoqi Chen <luoqi@watermarkgroup.com> To: lists@tar.com, mike@smith.net.au Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG, nate@mt.sri.com Subject: Re: Linux Threads patches available Message-ID: <199812172203.RAA17287@lor.watermarkgroup.com>
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> For the sake of reestablishing our compatibility with Linux, I think > that your current code should be strongly considered. As for the > eventual fate of threading in the FreeBSD kernel, we're still really > dependant on the availibility of development resources here, either in > the form of willing and able volunteers or funding which would allow us > to secure the individuals able to do the work. > Just an FYI for those interested, I have been working on address space sharing on SMP with certain success. This would allow multiple threads of the same process running on different cpus simultaneously. It's a prerequisite for threading to be useful on a multiprocessor machine. A set of patch is available at http://www.freebsd.org/~luoqi/pmap.diff . -lq To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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