pthread & LinuxThread

[Massive]

hi, i'm developing an application that use threads. i read that there are user-space and kernel-space threads.
i want to use kernel space threads....

i read that linux supports native-threads(kernel-space) and the project is LinuxThreads so i donwloaded LinuxThreads and i see that the library used is pthread.h .... but i heard that pthread support user space threads...

so wich is the right library??


thank u.

bye.

[Massive]

thank u for the information, i saw that LinuxThreads are built in but i'm not sure

[Massive]

and what about NPTL (native posix thread library) ??

it's a newer library, its'right??

thank u.

[Massive]

attention!
nptl it's different to ngpt

http://people.redhat.com/drepper/nptl-design.pdf

take a look!



P.S. see the benchmark at the last pages...

[Massive]

> Besides, do you have any real reasons not to use LinuxThreads, i.e. do they miss something you need?

i don't think but if NPTL is more efficient why don't use it? especially if my application needs to be efficient

[Zach L.]

A headline from vVv's link:

NEW: "STABLE" NGPT 2.2.0

TOPS BOTH LINUXTHREADS AND NPTL IN PERFORMANCE AND SCALABILITY

Looks like NGPT might be worth looking into.