How Linux handles threads and process scheduling

Question

I\'m trying to understand how Linux handles process scheduling and thread scheduling. I read that Linux can schedule both processes and threads.

Does Linux have a th

Answer 1

Kernel threads under Linux are implemented as processes that share resources. The scheduler does not differentiate between a thread and a process

See here for more information: http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/articles/Technical/Linux_Kernel_Thread