Re: wacky warnings linking multithreaded code

> cc -pthread test.c i tried that too. that works for test.c, which doesn't reference anything, but in more complex programs, it dies. i wish i knew why. check this out: this is the command to link testgthread from the glib library without -lc_r and without -pthread: --

what #define for thread-safeness?

Hi. On linux, I know that when compiling threaded code I need to #define _REENTRANT. What's the right thing to do on FreeBSD? I've searched around the FreeBSD pages and have come up empty. I googled around and found a post from a Mozilla page recommending I #define _THREAD_SAFE. I'd just like

Laptop network install with a 3c575-tx

[This was sent to questions last week, but I got no reply there. Maybe you hackers know the answer?] Hi. I'm trying to install FreeBSD 4.3R on an IBM 560x laptop. I'm using a 32-bit 3Com Fast EtherLink XL 3C575-TX card. On boot, I've experimented with a bunch of PCMCIA IRQ options and got the

Re: thread model questions

> hi. i've searched the handbook, tutorial, FAQ, and parts of the > mailing list archives but haven't found direct answers to the > following questions. i hope you don't mind answering them for me; it > will save me a lot of time looking through the code, and / or writing > test cases: john mil

Re: thread model questions

thanks for the quick reply... > > 3. if preemptive, does that occur at user-level, or by the kernel? > >(and how costly is it?) > > It's a mix, and very cheap. sounds pretty neat. is there a design document somewhere where i can read up on this for fun? > > 4. if one thread makes a system

thread model questions

hi. i've searched the handbook, tutorial, FAQ, and parts of the mailing list archives but haven't found direct answers to the following questions. i hope you don't mind answering them for me; it will save me a lot of time looking through the code, and / or writing test cases: let's say i'm runn