Re: Threads

Steve Dodd (dirk@loth.demon.co.uk)
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 22:07:35 +0100


On Mon, Oct 04, 1999 at 04:25:56PM -0400, sergey@memco.com wrote:

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> Where is a better idea. Just change a parent to INIT process.
> First detach process from old parent ( look at sys_wait() for help ) and
> attach it to process #1 ( sys_fork() ). Don't forget lock kernel before.
> Unfortunatly multiprocessor LINUX still has uniprocessor kernel.

*ahem* Not as of 2.1/2.2. The implicit lock_kernel on kernel entry went away
yonks ago. Some parts still use the kernel lock but lots don't.

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