Major API Differences
Solaris threads and pthreads are very similar in both API action and syntax. The major differences are listed in Table 9-1.
Table 9-1 Unique Solaris Threads and pthreads Features|
Solaris Threads (libthread) |
POSIX Threads (libpthread) |
|---|---|
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thr_ prefix for threads function names; sema_ prefix for semaphore function names |
pthread_ prefix for pthreads function names; sem_ prefix for semaphore function names |
|
Readers/Writer locks |
Attribute objects (these replace many Solaris arguments or flags with pointers to pthreads attribute objects) |
|
Ability to create "daemon" threads |
Cancellation semantics |
|
Suspending and continuing a thread |
Scheduling policies |
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Setting concurrency (requesting a new LWP): determining concurrency level |
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