> If they are threads then this would be a (serious?) bug in the
graphical
> top-like tool I used.
>
>t's not a bug, it's a feature! ;-)
>under linux, threads are equivalent processes. the only difference
between
>them and real processes is, that threads belonging to one program
share
>their memory. currently there is no means of finding out, which
threads
>belong together (aside from looking deep into system data
structures).
>a new feature called "thread groups" has been introduces into the
upcomming
>2.4 kernel a few weeks ago (or at least it has been discussed).
this was
>done with posix threads in mind, but will also enable simpler
recognition
>of threads belonging together in top-like programs.
>i hope, this clarification does not confuse you even more ... :)
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Right, so it's not a bug in my top-like program, just a bug in the
kernel :-)
Mind you, if the memory space is always identical (surely position
as well as size)
then why is it difficult to find shared threads? Very naïve of me
I know, but surely
you don't need to go too deep into the system to find the base
address of a process.
tim
