* Tharindu Rukshan Bamunuarachchi <tharindunix@xxxxxxxxx> [2006-09-14 13:51]:
>
> What is the different between pthread_create and fork() system call in
> kernel??
>
> What are the advantageous pthread over fork()??
fork() creates a new process while pthread_create() creates a new
thread. Basically, resources (such as memory) are shared between the
threads in one process while each process has its separate resources.
To be concrete: If you change a global variable after fork() the other
process doesn't see the change. In a thread, the other thread also
sees the change.
Bernhard
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