Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 12:16:32 -0600 (MDT) From: Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD will need threads for Apache 2.0 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980504121419.1230f-100000@alive.znep.com> In-Reply-To: <199805041537.JAA05720@lariat.lariat.org>
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On Mon, 4 May 1998, Brett Glass wrote: > According to the article at > > http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/news/0504/04apache.html > > version 2.0 will be threaded! This means that it'll have to emulate > threads if the OS doesn't provide them -- and this will probably > hurt performance. 2.0 should (future tense; it isn't written yet) be able to run just as well on systems without threads as Apache runs right now. Even if the system has threads, there are very valid reasons for not chosing to use them. But yes, for the optimum performance and features threads will be required. Probably layered on top of Netscape's NSPR. > > Guess that FreeBSD is likely to need threads.... A la Linux or > NeXTStep. FreeBSD has threads. Not necessarily all there yet, but I would expect 3.0 to have what is needed. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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