Re: 32-bit linux

A most excellent post, thank you Mladen.

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 05:26:08 +0000, Mladen Gogala <gogala@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Ah, that is the problem! Winduhs architecture is based on threads. =20
> Threads, as opposed to processes, share the same address space. Thing =20
> is done like this: any operating system has a structure that defines a =20
> process. The structure normally contains user credentials, address of =20
> the segment table for the user mode of operation, the segment table for =20
> the kernel mode of operation and the set of registers. Each segment has =20
> a page table and is mapped to a virtual address in the user's kernel =20
> address space. Kernel address space is global within itself. That means =20
> that the each address in kernel space points to the same location in =20
> different processes. Each process has its own segments. In pre-ELF =20
> unixes, they used to be called stack, text, data and BSS. Now it is not =20
> so, each shared library mapped into your process is a segment and has =20
> its own page table.
> 
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