On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 11:29:00PM +0530, aalu paneer wrote:
> OK, process in NetBSD world is same as the generally understood term.
> 
> But we have pthread_create() and _lwp_create(). Does it mean that
> pthread_create() is a POSIX equivalent of _lwp_create()?

The threads do not correspond exactly to LWPs. Please see
http://www.mit.edu/people/nathanw/usenix/
I've added that link to the kernel FAQ.

Pavel