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_nalply 55 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Linux kernel will support $ORIGIN, sort of

I found grandparent's post still useful because it caused something to click in my head. I then researched and found that threads and processes share a lot of functionality. In the kernel both processes and threads are represented by `task_struct` instances.

So, respectfully, you shouldn't dismiss grandparent with "This isn't really true".

skissane 48 days ago [–]

It is true that the Linux kernel partially unifies the concepts of process and thread into "task"

It is false that it doesn't have the concept of processes and threads, or the distinction between them

What I was saying "isn't really true" is the second claim, not the first claim

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