Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Dunlap, Randy" <> | Subject | RE: State of Posix compliance in v2.2/v2.4 kernel? | Date | Mon, 13 Nov 2000 08:09:19 -0800 |
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> Steven_Snyder@3com.com wrote: > > Sorry if this is a FAQ, but I've searched the archives for this list > > (http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/) and only > come with references > > from 1996! > > > > What is the state of Posix-compliant services (threads, > semaphores, timers, > > etc.) in the current (v2.2/v2.4) Linux kernels? > > IMHO this is a question better asked of glibc people, not > kernel people. > > The kernel does its best to facilitate POSIX compliances, but in some > cases the kernel developers have said "POSIX is braindead here!" and > solved a particular problem in a non-POSIX way. [and leaves glibc to > pick up the pieces, and enforce POSIX compliancy] > > Also, from what I've seen lately on IRC and lkml, the Single Unix > Specification ("SuS") is generally held in higher regard than > POSIX; and > when spec questions arise, kernel developers tend to check SuS before > POSIX (if POSIX is checked at all). > > Jeff
and there's some useful info about libc, threads, etc., at the Linux Standard Base CVS (http://www.linuxbase.org/ plus its sf.net project page + CVS links).
~Randy
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