> Linux does not have kernel threads in order to support pthreads Yes, what I was alluding to somewhat cryptically was things like tgids and the related tkill/

> Linux does not have kernel threads in order to support pthreads Yes, what I was alluding to somewhat cryptically was things like tgids and the related tkill/tgkill syscalls that as far I am aware were added with the implementation of 1:1 pthread support in mind.