Linux Processes, Threads, scheduling header files

Linux and Unix-Like Linux
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Hello everyone i am new to Linux. could anyone help me with the names of the Linux processes, threads and scheduling header files. I need them to write a documentation on Linux processes and threads. Thanks

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A process is a software concept, not a header file. What 'scheduling' could mean here is ambiguous but if you mean for threads, just falls in with threads. Threading at least is an easy answer, pthread.h

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Thanks for your reply. pthread.h is used for threads but threads are contained in a process so what i really wanted to what section of the linux code creates the processes

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Process creation is handled by execve(2). See fs/exec.c and follow the breadcrumbs.

For more info on a process itself, refer to the declaration of task_struct in include/linux/sched.h

Regards,
Alister

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Thanks alister

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fork+execve are both needed to create a new process.

Cheers, Lo�c