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BS. I've used pthreads on FreeBSD, I've used pthreads on Linux (Redhat 5.2) Both block the whole App when a thread waits for a socket connection.
You're right, if a thread blocks for IO the whole process blocks for IO. The key is to use non-blocking IO. fcntl is your friend. Anyways, Linux has the same problem, so it doesn't add much fire to the Linux vs. BSD arguement.
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I've used pthreads on FreeBSD, I've used pthreads on Linux (Redhat 5.2) Both block the whole App when a thread waits for a socket connection.
You're right, if a thread blocks for IO the whole process blocks for IO. The key is to use non-blocking IO. fcntl is your friend.
Anyways, Linux has the same problem, so it doesn't add much fire to the Linux vs. BSD arguement.