Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 02:28:32 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Satyajeet Seth <sseth@sasken.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can kernel threads be implemented using rfork? Message-ID: <20001212022832.C16205@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.30.0012121534080.26823-100000@suns3.sasi.com>; from sseth@sasken.com on Tue, Dec 12, 2000 at 03:51:10PM %2B0530 References: <Pine.GSO.4.30.0012121534080.26823-100000@suns3.sasi.com>
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* Satyajeet Seth <sseth@sasken.com> [001212 02:21] wrote:
> Hi
>
> Is it possible to implement threads in FreeBSD 4.0 kernel using the rfork
> system call? If yes, could you give an example?
>
>
> I tried to get the following piece of code to work without success.
>
> #include <unistd.h>
> main()
> {
> if (rfork( RFPROC | RFNOWAIT | RFMEM | RFSIGSHARE ) > 0)
> {
> while(1)
> printf ("Parent process's pid = %d\n", getpid());
> }
> while(1)
> printf ("Child process's pid = %d\n", getpid());
> }
Use the linuxthreads port and you'll save yourself a lot of
work.
Btw, this question gets asked once or twice a week on this list,
you should check the archives before posting to -hackers.
--
-Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org]
"I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."
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