BTW, please do _NOT_ top post!
sorry
No, a process also contains an address space.
Of course .. I ment they are _almoust_ similar.
No, that is creating a schedule unit (task) without an address space.
Ok, I've already found that in kernel code ... and correctly understood.
Surely you need some context switch when switching between runnable
contexts. Hm. If the thread is running after it's sister or parent process - you do not have to switich the process context. Is this done in kernel?? Sorry if my thought are idiotic .. I'm a newby and trying to investigate the kernel. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/