From owner-freebsd-current Thu Dec 31 12:24:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA14465 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 12:24:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns.tar.com (ns.tar.com [204.95.187.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA14460 for ; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 12:24:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dick@ns.tar.com) Received: (from dick@localhost) by ns.tar.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) id OAA02399; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 14:24:05 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from dick) Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 14:24:05 -0600 From: "Richard Seaman, Jr." To: "David O'Brien" Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: threads, linuxthreads, breaks include files Message-ID: <19981231142405.C1968@tar.com> References: <19981231020349.A1376@top.worldcontrol.com> <19981231091155.F2783@tar.com> <19981231093423.I2783@tar.com> <19981231103436.A17976@nuxi.com> <19981231131456.C391@tar.com> <19981231120902.D17976@nuxi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95i In-Reply-To: <19981231120902.D17976@nuxi.com>; from David O'Brien on Thu, Dec 31, 1998 at 12:09:02PM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Thu, Dec 31, 1998 at 12:09:02PM -0800, David O'Brien wrote: > > The linux threads "port" is realistically just a 1-1 kernel pthread > > implementation. The idea is that some people might want a kernel > > thread library, and this is a quick and easy way to get one. > > Sounds useful. Have you packaged it up as a port and sent a PR to get it > committed? Its in the works. I was hoping a few people might tinker with it first. Plus, it needs the same kernel patches that the linux threads emulation needs. Plus, to make it truely useable, there are some patches to the posix priority scheduler that need to be made (I think these are in the works), and some patches to libc that need to be made (I'm working on some). -- Richard Seamman, Jr. email: dick@tar.com 5182 N. Maple Lane phone: 414-367-5450 Chenequa WI 53058 fax: 414-367-5852 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message