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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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