Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 02:14:25 +0100 From: Andrew Boothman <andrew@cream.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: libthr and 1:1 threading. Message-ID: <3E8B8AF1.4010303@cream.org> In-Reply-To: <3E8AAAA1.CB4B51B0@mindspring.com> References: <20030331225124.W64602-100000@mail.chesapeake.net> <20030402083026.GB83512@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> <3E8AAAA1.CB4B51B0@mindspring.com>
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Terry Lambert wrote: >Stijn Hoop wrote: > > >>On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 10:54:45PM -0500, Jeff Roberson wrote: >> >> >>>I have commited libthr. To try this out you'll need to do the following >>> >>> >>I know very very little about threads, but I'm interested as to what the >>purpose is of this library. Is there a document available somewhere that >>describes the relationships between this, KSE, libc_r, pthreads, the >>Giant-unwinding-make-SMP-work-better project and some of the other >>threads and SMP related libraries and terminology? >> >> > >Here's a thumbnail sketch, though (forgive me, KSE folks, if I mung >it too badly): > Good explanations Terry! Even I could understand it :) If this is all reasonably accurate enough for everyone, could it be marked up for a FAQ or Handbook entry? As we move towards a 5-STABLE I think it would be useful to have a document to point to that describes these things. I'm happy to do the markup if you're happy for your words (or a close approximation) to be used. Thanks. Andrew.
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