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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:41:18 +0200 From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> To: "Ni@m" <niam.niam@...il.com> Cc: davids@...master.com, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: NPTL On Thu, 2007-07-12 at 15:37 +0300, Ni@m wrote: > So I can say that in linux 'thread' == 'process'? No, a process also contains an address space. > Is kernel routine 'kthread' creating a process? No, that is creating a schedule unit (task) without an address space. > I'm just thinking on this subject: if to create 'real threads' - will > it increase performance? Should I ever think in this way? > When I say 'real thread' - I mean the thread that doen't switch > context when it's starting to run. Surely you need some context switch when switching between runnable contexts. BTW, please do _NOT_ top post! - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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