Multi-thread on iris

[Jim Bennett]

>>From: Jit Keong Tan <jit at slic.cellbio.duke.edu>
>>Message-Id: <9101302127.AA19146 at slic.cellbio.duke.edu>
>>To: info-iris at BRL.MIL
>>Subject: Multi-thread on iris
>>
>>
>>Does anybody know if there is any multi-thread facilities
>>available on the iris ?  Something like the lightweight process
>>on SUN or the Cthread on Mach ?
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
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>>Jit Keong Tan     | internet: jit at slic.cellbio.duke.edu
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>Look at the document "Parallel Programming on Silicon Graphics Computer 
>Systems", doc number 007-0770-010.
>
>I found an error on page 2-9,section 2.2.2, Compiler Flags for
>Multi-Thread Code. Omit the -align16 flag when you compile.
>
>If you need more help, please let me know. Some sample multi
>thread code has been posted here.
>
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Also, there is a package called "uSystem" that was developed
at the University of Waterloo.  You can contact Peter Buhr
(pabuhr at watmsg.waterloo.edu) for more information.

It is a lighter weight mechanism than what we developed, and
it supports multi-processors.

Jim Bennett				(bennett at esd.sgi.com)