Re: difference between thread based and process based operating systems?

From: Ryan <rgaffuri_at_cox.net>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 09:39:52 GMT
Message-ID: <IN3va.45099$g41.4327052@news1.east.cox.net>

"tingl" <all4one_at_one4all.not> wrote in message news:BTZua.65087$4P1.5866069_at_newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> > Good article. Thanks. So I take it that a process is self contained. A
> > thread is general 'interleaved' and shares memory correct?
> >
>
> Yes, you are correct.
>
> > So if you run a thread in the background in Unix or use a pthread is it
a
> > seperate process? Same as a daemon? Which I believe is just a thread run
> > with an '&' at the end correct?
> >
>
> No, we don't say a thread running in the background because it does not
run
> independently like a process.
>
> > I have a question of how shared server works on unix. If its spawning a
> > seperate process, how does it 'share' since processes seem to be self
> > contained.
> >
>
> I am not sure I understand your question. Are you talking about Oracle's
> shared server or MTS?
>
>

i thought MTS got renamed to Shared Server? Or am I confusing that with 9i RAC's name in 8i?

Im talking about MTS. Received on Sat May 10 2003 - 04:39:52 CDT