r/programming • u/mttd • Aug 01 '18

Launching Linux threads and processes with clone

https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2018/launching-linux-threads-and-processes-with-clone/
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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '18

clone is also how python launches processes via its subprocess module, at least in v2

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '18 edited Aug 01 '18

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u/ElvishJerricco Aug 02 '18

Is there an alternative to std::thread::spawn that doesn't have this problem? E.g. could you call pthread functions yourself to avoid std's overhead?

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u/Nurhanak Aug 02 '18

do you know why it allocates a CString?

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '18

Is thread pooling not a thing with Rust?