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

Under LINUX there is no concept of threads,to make LINUX POSIX complaint thread is nothing but another process.when you try to get a process id it would display the leader process id under any thread. For more details try to refer this book "Understanding LINUX kernel".Hope