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

[ptjm@interlog.com (Patrick TJ McPhee)]

In article <871yranq1w.fsf@deneb.enyo.de>,
Florian Weimer  <fw@deneb.enyo.de> 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.

Fine, it is still contrary to standards and common sense for a process
to have n process IDs, where n is some number > 1, and it can be a
serious problem if you want to use either process IDs or signals
portably.

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Patrick TJ McPhee
East York  Canada
ptjm@interlog.com