Re: Linux or FreeBSD a better choice for threads/tasking?

["Arthur H. Gold" <agold@bga.com>]

Florian Weimer wrote:
> 
> ptjm@interlog.com (Patrick TJ McPhee) writes:
> 
> > % Solaris has OS supported sync of threads in the same task.
> > % You can create a mutex which works correctly between threads in the
> > % same task. Linux DOESN't support that.
> >
> > This is simply untrue. The only serious problem with the Linux thread
> > model is that each thread is assigned its own process id, contrary to
> > standards and common sense.
> 
> IMHO, the Linux model makes signal delivery much more transparent.
No argument there; the only problem is that in this respect
linuxthreads contravenes the POSIX standard for threads,
resulting in portability problems.

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