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authorThomas Schwinge <thomas@codesourcery.com>2014-02-26 12:43:40 +0100
committerThomas Schwinge <thomas@codesourcery.com>2014-02-26 12:43:40 +0100
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-[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]]
+[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2010, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]]
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-A *UNIX process* is TODO.
+A *UNIX process* is a program in execution, that is, an instance running in an
+execution context.
Generally, especially in [[microkernel]]-based systems, the [[kernel]]'s idea
of a task is not as encompassing as a UNIX process, and will use additional
effort to enhance the kernel's primitive to a full-fledged UNIX model.
-
-A [[Mach task|microkernel/mach/task]] implements a part of a UNIX process.
-
In the GNU/Hurd, processes are based on [[Mach task|microkernel/mach/task]]s,
but are [[enhanced by the glibc|glibc/process]].