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From: "John S. Dyson" <dyson@freebsd.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: [Q] Kernel threads in *BSD ?
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 19:09:26 -0500
Organization: John S. Dyson's home machine
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To: Wolfgang Schilling <wolfgang.schilling@ines.de>
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Wolfgang Schilling wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> can anyone tell me if there are "kernel threads",
> i.e. multiple execution contexts per process (kernel managed)
> in *BSD UNIX ?
> 
> (PLEASE REPLY [ALSO] BY MAIL)
> 
FreeBSD-current has the kernel support, but no userland
help to support it.  I have some libs that will help if
you can't wait.

John