1, NPTL = Native Posix Thread Library
Linux Thread = old linux posix thread library
2, requirement
kernel version > 2.5, 2.6 is better
3, advantage
LinuxThread : light-process, slow, couldn't be preemptive, different PID
NPIL : , fast, could be preepmtive, same PID
4, using glibc >2.3.3
5, how to get the library version
#getconf GNU_LIBPTHREAD_VERSION