Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 12:48:27 -0500 (EST) From: Kenneth Wayne Culver <culverk@wam.umd.edu> To: Marc Tardif <intmktg@CAM.ORG> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kernel threads Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0101041246320.28707-100000@rac5.wam.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10101041224400.32447-100000@Gloria.CAM.ORG>
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> Are threads on FreeBSD 4.x implemented at the > kernel level? No, as far as I know, those are coming in FreeBSD 5.0 (which won't be out for a while) > > If so, since when (I remember 2.x used MIT-threads, > so I'm guessing at least since 3.x)? > > How can I see for myself that threads are really > implemented at the kernel level? I looked around > in /usr/src/sys/kern, but couldn't find anything > relating to threads there. > They aren't really implemented at the kernel level yet, but something like kernel threads will be in 5.x when it comes out. If you really need kernel threads in FreeBSD take a look at /usr/ports/devel/linuxthreads. Those do kernel threads through a call to rfork I believe. Ken To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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