Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 01:39:18 -0800 (PST) From: FengYue <fengyue@bluerose.windmoon.nu> To: Mohit Aron <aron@cs.rice.edu> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: does pthread package support kernel threads ? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011290137390.6501-100000@shell.unixbox.com> In-Reply-To: <200011290932.DAA13775@cs.rice.edu>
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On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Mohit Aron wrote: ->Hi, -> FreeBSD provides the pthread package (available through the ->use of the option -pthread to gcc). Does this package use user-level ->threads or does it use kernel threads ? I believe the kernel supports ->multiple threads in the same address space using the rfork() system ->call. -> -> ->- Mohit -pthread is pure userland thread in fbsd. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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