THREADS IN OPERATING SYSTEMS WITHOUT KERNEL THREAD SUPPORT

摘要

Techniques are provided to avow concurrent operation of threads in an operating system that does not support kernel threads. A first process may create a first thread. The first thread may create a second process. The second process is granted access to a portion of the address space of the first thread. Synchronization information is passed between the first thread and the second process over a communications channel.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
starting, with a computer running an operating system that does not support kernel threads, a first process; creating a first thread, within the first process, to execute a task; creating a second process from the first thread; delegating execution of the task to the second process; and granting, to the second process, access to at least a portion of an address space allocated to the first process.