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SubjectRe: patch for x86 treatment of fs and gs in signal handlers
FromUlrich Drepper <>
Date26 Aug 1998 07:35:47 -0700
Martin Mares <mj@ucw.cz> writes:

> Does this mean every program using threads needs to have its own LDT
> and that starting a new thread involves yet another syscall to set up
> his LDT entry?

We are experimenting with this but yes, this is how it is currently
implemented.

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