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From: Chase Venters <chase.venters@clientec.com>
To: "Irfan Habib" <irfan.habib@gmail.com>
Cc: "Linux kernel" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Where is pthreads implemented?
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:39:11 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200608201239.34415.chase.venters@clientec.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3420082f0608201035m2c45731biba0c2b095d3a2e86@mail.gmail.com>

On Sunday 20 August 2006 12:35, Irfan Habib wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Where is pthreads implemented in a linux system? Is it in some user
> libraries or in the kernel?
>

You want the Native Posix Thread Library from glibc. The kernel's work is 
mostly via the clone() and futex() syscalls.

Thanks,
Chase

      reply	other threads:[~2006-08-20 17:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-08-20 17:35 Where is pthreads implemented? Irfan Habib
2006-08-20 17:39 ` Chase Venters [this message]

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