Threads/Lightweight Processes
Fletcher Kittredge
fkittred at bbn.com
Fri Jun 7 21:22:52 AEST 1991
In article <59906 at aurs01.UUCP> wmsc at aurs01.uucp (Collins Williams) writes:
>Hi there!
>
> I'm looking for a package that implements or allows one to implement
>threads or lightweight processes under Ultrix. What I mean by
>lightweight processes is a group of independently scheduled streams of
>execution each with its own stack but operating in the same address
>space. If anyone out there knows of the availability of something
>like this or has any pointers I would appreciate hearing from them.
>If this is not a ridiculously frequently asked question and people
>indicate an interest I will eventually post a summary.
>
> Thanks for your time
>
> Collins Williams
The Ultrix/OSF-1 merge due out soon will include a native implementation
of POSIX 1003.4b draft 4 threads (commonly called pthreads). I am using
the developers kit for the above to post this message. The pthreads
implementation seems solid.
regards,
fletcher
Fletcher Kittredge
BBN Software Products
150 CambridgePark Dr, Cambridge, MA. 02140
617-873-3465 / fkittred at bbn.com / fkittred at das.harvard.edu
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