Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:51:59 +0530 From: Pranav Peshwe <pranavpeshwe@gmail.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Difference between a kthread and an ordinary process. Message-ID: <cdfd7d6d0601240121l3a58bf1cg29b608f178bb1098@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello,
When a kthread is created using the kthread_create (9)
function, i found out that a new instance of struct proc is created
and allocated for the thread just as in case of a creation of a new
process.Also, the thread is assigned a pid as in the case of a
process.
What is the difference between a kernel thread and a normal process
created using fork ? except the address space sharing with swapper and
kernel mode execution of the kthread. Is a kthread effectively just a
process always running in kernel mode ?
TIA.
Regards,
Pranav.
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