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From: "Daniel J. O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
To: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>
Subject: Re: "restricted" kernel threads implementation from NetBSD via n
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On 28-Jun-99 Matthew Dillon wrote:
>      I think we desparately need a kernel threads implementation.  *Any*
>      implementation, so we can start messing around with it! Even if it isn't
>      the one we eventually choose.  

I don't suppose someone could post an explanation of how kernel threads work
could they? :)

I sort of grasp the idea but I'm wondering what passes for context switches and
stuff like that.. What does the switching between threads etc? Or am I
completely off track?

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Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer
for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au
"The nice thing about standards is that there
are so many of them to choose from."
  -- Andrew Tanenbaum

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