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Date:      Tue, 4 Jan 2000 12:47:08 -0700
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        Bob Shaw <bob@securify.com>
Cc:        emulation@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: linux_base-6.1: Are Linux threads supported?
Message-ID:  <200001041947.MAA14347@mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <38724B62.522B5F79@securify.com>
References:  <38724B62.522B5F79@securify.com>

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> I'd like to install Blackdown JDK 1.2.2 RC3 on FreeBSD 3.4
> with linux_base-6.1. I know there are some Blackdown problems with
> native threads, but I have not been able to determine whether there
> are any FreeBSD-specific problems that will remain once Blackdown
> gets their release fixed. Will native threads at the JDK level map to
> native threads at the FreeBSD 3.4 level? (If so, is there any idea how
> performance will compare to native Linux?)

FreeBSD has no native 'kernel threads', so it won't help out.  However,
the Linux JIT is a *big* improvement.

> We're intending to run a servlet engine, so native threads seems like
> a necessity. Having the servlet engine block when a single thread
> blocks sounds bad.

See above.  Using green-threads is probably more effecient for you on
FreeBSD.



Nate


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