From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: ffc1e,d0d32a18bbb61bb0 X-Google-Attributes: gidffc1e,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,d0d32a18bbb61bb0 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-04-01 10:00:59 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!isdnet!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.skycache.com!Cidera!portc01.blue.aol.com!peerfeed.news.psi.net!news-feed2.tiac.net!news.total.net!ptjm Newsgroups: comp.programming.threads,comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD a better choice for threads/tasking? References: <3AC4EE29.424057F6@ebox.tninet.se> Organization: Crampton Vinegar Works From: ptjm@interlog.com (Patrick TJ McPhee) Message-ID: <52Jx6.39238$9O3.723041@news.total.net> Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 16:53:21 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 154.20.78.216 X-Complaints-To: abuse@ca.inter.net X-Trace: news.total.net 986144001 154.20.78.216 (Sun, 01 Apr 2001 12:53:21 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 12:53:21 EDT Xref: supernews.google.com comp.programming.threads:3446 comp.lang.ada:6316 Date: 2001-04-01T16:53:21+00:00 List-Id: In article <3AC4EE29.424057F6@ebox.tninet.se>, Stefan Skoglund wrote: % 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. -- Patrick TJ McPhee East York Canada ptjm@interlog.com