If a kernel thread performs a blocking system call, ____________
(a) the kernel can schedule another thread in the application for execution
(b) the kernel cannot schedule another thread in the same application for execution
(c) the kernel must schedule another thread of a different application for execution
(d) the kernel must schedule another thread of the same application on a different processor
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Query is from User and Kernel Threads topic in portion The Linux System of Operating System