Kernel Comparison: Linux (2.6.21) versus Windows (Vista)
Process
Process Unit
Process (unit) | Linux | Windows |
process - nomenclature | task | container, holds at least one thread |
process - holds address space, handle table, statistics | Y | Y |
parent-child relationship | Y | N |
Thread
Fiber
Fiber | Linux | Windows |
fiber (user-space thread) | Y | Y |
Process Performance
Process, Thread, Fiber (performance) | Linux | Windows |
process cheap (#131, #132) | Y | N |
process cheap - benchmark (#50710, #50710) | 719K cycles | 5,376K cycles |
thread cheap (#131, #132) | Y | Y |
fiber cheap (#131, #132) | Y | Y |
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