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Dale Stanbrough wrote:

> The differences between threads and processes is pretty limited in=20
> most modern operating systems.
>=20
> Do a search on LWP or Light Weight Processes.

Yes, it's common to provide threading libraries with preemptive=20
scheduling with help from the kernel, but you can still use a userspace=20
threading library with cooperative scheduling in your program if that=20
fits your needs better. With Gnat on Linux you can choose between native =

threads and FSU threads for example.

--=20
Bj=F6rn Persson

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