I have mistaken one sentence, threads creates its own stack in the same process address space and shares all the global variables that are present in the .data section. Thanks Anurag --- Anurag Verma <newanurag@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If threads are created from a process then all threads will share the same > process address space (i.e. stack , registers etc), but when a parent process > creates a child process then another process address space gets created for > child process. But linux implements Copy on Write feature due to which the > child process will share the parent process address space until it is writing > on it. > So u can easily figure out the difference. And this difference is coming from > code. > Inform me if i m wrong > Anurag > --- Karane Mariano Vieira <karane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 5/30/05, Anurag Verma <newanurag@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > When the task state becomes TARK_RUNNING, at that moment it starts > getting > > > timeslices. > > > Threads means what?? kernel thread or the threads that are executing in > > process > > > address space?? > > > Anurag > > > > I mean, in process address space. > > > > > > > --- Karane Mariano Vieira <karane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hi All > > > > > > > > I would like to change the way the scheduler delivers the timeslices, > > > > it is the goal of a small homework in my university. > > > > > > > > I´d like to know: > > > > - the exactly moment (in the code) the a task receives its timeslice > > > > - Is there any differency between the code which deal with processes > > > > and threads > > > > () > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Karane. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > > > > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > > > > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > -- > > Karane. > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
