pthreads and futexes

2007-08-02 Thread Jug Venkatesh
Hi, Can anyone describe, or link me to an explanation of how futexes are used within pthreads? Thanks -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ

pthreads

2007-07-31 Thread Jug Venkatesh
I've been looking online to try and find the location of the source code to the pthread library on fedora, and other than pthread.h, i'm getting nowhere. Any help would be appreciated. Additionally, can anyone tell me how exactly the pthread library performs scheduling, and how it relates to th

System calls in user and kernel space

2007-07-31 Thread Jug Venkatesh
Hi, I am writing new system calls for a security project, and I was wondering if there is any way to specify whether they will be accessible from user space or kernel space. Basically, I am writing a monitor that writes to a buffer, and I would like to be able to use this both in the programs