linux users: can someone explain this to me?

[Ameesh]

i have some code that spawns some threads, when i use ps or top show the system process, my threads show up as processes, what is up with that?

how do i just see the processes or the threads asscoiated with them?

 

[notfred]

try ps -M

 

[Electrode]

man ps

 

[Sunner]

Unfortunately with the old Linux Threads library, threads will be seen as processes, making for example Java a PITA on Linux.
With the newer threading libraries(NPTL in RH9 for example) this isn't a problem.

 

[StageLeft]

Poor ameesh 🙁 Has to use that penguin bulls*it 😛

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Poor ameesh 🙁 Has to use that penguin bulls*it 😛

😀

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Sunner
Unfortunately with the old Linux Threads library, threads will be seen as processes, making for example Java a PITA on Linux.
With the newer threading libraries(NPTL in RH9 for example) this isn't a problem.

is it a seemless change? i.e. if i upgrade my libraries it will show up properly or do i have make code changes?

 

[Maverick]

Ameesh has changed his avatar to a big fat blonde woman and he's running linux. Whats the world coming to.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: Sunner
Unfortunately with the old Linux Threads library, threads will be seen as processes, making for example Java a PITA on Linux.
With the newer threading libraries(NPTL in RH9 for example) this isn't a problem.

is it a seemless change? i.e. if i upgrade my libraries it will show up properly or do i have make code changes?

You'll have to recompile your app ... it's not a binary compatible change, which is one of the reasons RedHat 9 was a major version number instead of being RedHat 8.1.
Otyher then that, AFAIK, there are only some rare & esoteric incompatibilities between the threading libraries. My stuff made the move without a hitch FWIW.