Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 16:52:28 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> Cc: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams), Bob Shaw <bob@securify.com>, emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linux_base-6.1: Are Linux threads supported? Message-ID: <200001042352.QAA15718@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <200001042145.NAA26137@rah.star-gate.com> References: <200001042135.OAA15019@mt.sri.com> <200001042145.NAA26137@rah.star-gate.com>
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> > > > > I'd like to install Blackdown JDK 1.2.2 RC3 on FreeBSD 3.4 > > > > > with linux_base-6.1. I know there are some Blackdown problems with > > > > > native threads, but I have not been able to determine whether there > > > > > are any FreeBSD-specific problems that will remain once Blackdown > > > > > gets their release fixed. Will native threads at the JDK level map to > > > > > native threads at the FreeBSD 3.4 level? (If so, is there any idea how > > > > > performance will compare to native Linux?) > > > > > > > > FreeBSD has no native 'kernel threads', so it won't help out. However, > > > > the Linux JIT is a *big* improvement. > > > > > > I could have sworn to have used linux kernel threads in FreeBSD 8) > > > > Linux kernel threads are not native kernel threads. They are not part > > of the standard distribution, they have an incompatible license, and do > > not scale very well on most Java applications. However, for *certain* > > Dumb question: Are the Linux kernel threads on FreeBSD comparable to > Linux kernel threads running on Linux? That is do the kernel threaded apps > run with the same architectural flaws both on Linux and FreeBSD? I believe so. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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