Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 23:29:21 +0000 (GMT) From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: threads.... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9911142327140.12134-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911141348420.64927-100000@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Kris Kennaway wrote: >On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > >> I've seen 'FUD' a lot, and I know it's not good... what does it mean >> again? > >Read the jargon file. > >> Also, from what I understand, the issue with threads is in the kernel, >> not user space. If I understand correctly, the kernel is not threaded, >> which means that all processes must wait one at a time for each kernel >> call to finish, since it cannot be pre-empted. It this correct? I saw >> an earlier post saying that Linux has a jump on this. > >This is an unrelated issue (Linux isn't very much beyond FreeBSD here). > >> I understand that user threads are supported, but apparently the issue >> is kernel threads. > >You still haven't explained how. OK, then, let me ask this: Just what _is_ the thread support Linux has that FreeBSD doesn't have at the moment? I will procede once I have an accurate answer to this question. Apparently FreeBSD still multitasks quite well without this feature, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be a future design goal. > >Kris > >---- >Cthulhu for President! For when you're tired of choosing the _lesser_ of >two evils.. > > -jonathon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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