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In the Linux operating system, LinuxThreads was a partial implementation of POSIX Threads introduced in 1996. The main developer of LinuxThreads was Xavier Leroy. It has been superseded by the Native POSIX Thread Library (NPTL).[1]
- ^ Jones, M. Tim (2008). GNU/Linux application programming (2nd ed.). Hingham, Mass.: Charles River Media. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-58450-568-6.
The 2.6 kernel utilizes the new Native POSIX Thread Library, or NPTL (introduced in 2002), which is a higher performance implementation with numerous advantages over the older component.