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hartzman@kilroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Les Hartzman)  writes

LH>Reading some OS/2 documentation indicates that threads created within a
LH>single process may share that process' memory.  What is the process' memory?
LH>Is it the process' global memory (e.g., variables defined outside of 'main'),
LH>or is it an an actual memory object that is owned by the process?

LH>IF it is a memory object that the process creates, how do the threads get
LH>the address of the memory object?

That is up to the programmer.

Any memory that can be accessed by any thread, can be accessed by
all threads. That is what OS/2 allows. It doesn't mean it will be
easy to code this, or that you would want to.

But, be careful about those uninitialized pointers!

    STEPHEN         Look through the Windows and you will see OS/2!
    ^^^^^^^    :-)  Walking and chewing gum at the same time.

 stephen.dawson@canrem.com
 Entered 08-17-92 at 5:00pm in Downsview, Ontario

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