> So I can say that in linux 'thread' == 'process'? No. A process can have any number of threads.
> Is kernel routine 'kthread' creating a process? No, since a process can have more than one thread. > I'm just thinking on this subject: if to create 'real threads' - will > it increase performance? Should I ever think in this way? > When I say 'real thread' - I mean the thread that doen't switch > context when it's starting to run. I don't follow. The kernel sometimes calls a KSE a 'process'. This is largely a legacy from when there was a one-to-one correspondence between KSEs and processes. However, this is no longer the case. In Linux, 'KSE' == 'thread'. DS - 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/