Re: gcore and nptl threads on linux

Andrew Cagney
2003-03-06T20:17:37Z

>> You mean add them to the `struct thread_info' list? Why not (ignoring technical realities for the moment :-)?
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> How about a second list made up of thread_info structs for lwps? That way, the current
> thread routines wouldn't have to constantly validate whether the list item was
> a thread or lwp. This also would simplify the numbering system. There
> could be equivalent lwp routines for accessing the list (e.g. iterate_over_lwps() ).

Something like that. Is a new term needed though?

Have the thread and lwp code each have their own instance of a `struct
tpid_info' list (struct context_info list)?

Andrew