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From: Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>
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Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD a better choice for threads/tasking?
Date: 03 Apr 2001 14:08:59 +0200
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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.