Native POSIX Thread Library: Difference between revisions

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The '''Native POSIX Thread Library''' ('''NPTL''') is a software feature that enables the [[Linux kernel]] to run programs written to use [[POSIX Threads]] efficiently.

In tests, NPTL succeeded in starting 100,000 [[Thread (computer science)|threads]] on a [[IA-32]] in two seconds. In comparison, this test under a kernel without NPTL would have taken around 15 minutes. <ref>[http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6530 Introducing the 2.6 Kernel<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://people.redhat.com/drepper/nptl-design.pdf The Native POSIX Thread Library for Linux<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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== See also ==

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* [[LinuxThreads]]

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* [[Green threads]]

== References ==

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== External links ==

* [http://people.redhat.com/drepper/nptl-design.pdf NPTL Design paper]

* [http://nptltracetool.sourceforge.net/ NPTL Trace Tool] OpenSource tool to trace and debug multithreaded applications using the NPTL.

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