Whether should i use processes or threads in Linux?

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While designing any system usually we might confuse between thread and process usage . We think should we use thread or process for our requirement. Which will be the best choice.?

So Here are some guidelines to help you……

• All threads inside a program always run from the same executable binary. Where a child process , may run a from different executable binary by calling an exec function.

• If one process crashes or has a buffer overrun, it does not affect any other process at all, whereas if a thread crashes, it takes down all of the other threads in the process because threads share the same virtual memory space and other resources. read more