diff --git a/library/DFProcess-linux-base.cpp b/library/DFProcess-linux-base.cpp
index 4c81222d7..92628dd1d 100644
--- a/library/DFProcess-linux-base.cpp
+++ b/library/DFProcess-linux-base.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
 distribution.
 */
 #include "Internal.h"
+#include "PlatformInternal.h"
 
 #include <string>
+#include <cstring>
 #include <vector>
 #include <map>
 #include <cstdio>
@@ -76,10 +78,43 @@ int LinuxProcessBase::getPID()
     return my_pid;
 }
 
-//FIXME: implement
+int getdir (string dir, vector<string> &files)
+{
+    DIR *dp;
+    struct dirent *dirp;
+    if((dp  = opendir(dir.c_str())) == NULL) {
+        cout << "Error(" << errno << ") opening " << dir << endl;
+        return errno;
+    }
+    
+    while ((dirp = readdir(dp)) != NULL) {
+    files.push_back(string(dirp->d_name));
+    }
+    closedir(dp);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 bool LinuxProcessBase::getThreadIDs(vector<uint32_t> & threads )
 {
-    return false;
+    stringstream ss;
+    vector<string> subdirs;
+    ss << "/proc/" << my_pid << "/task/";
+    if(getdir(ss.str(),subdirs) != 0)
+    {
+        //FIXME: needs exceptions. this is a fatal error
+        cerr << "unable to enumerate threads. This is BAD!" << endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+    threads.clear();
+    for(int i = 0; i < subdirs.size();i++)
+    {
+        uint32_t tid;
+        if(sscanf(subdirs[i].c_str(),"%d", &tid))
+        {
+            threads.push_back(tid);
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
 }
 
 //FIXME: cross-reference with ELF segment entries?
diff --git a/library/DFProcess-linux.cpp b/library/DFProcess-linux.cpp
index cfcf2a603..235a27489 100644
--- a/library/DFProcess-linux.cpp
+++ b/library/DFProcess-linux.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ namespace {
     {
         private:
             uint8_t vector_start;
+            vector <uint32_t> thread_ids;
         public:
             NormalProcess(uint32_t pid, VersionInfoFactory * known_versions);
             ~NormalProcess()
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ struct _Rep_base
 {
     uint32_t _M_length; // length of text stored, not including zero termination
     uint32_t _M_capacity; // capacity, not including zero termination
-    uint32_t _M_refcount; // reference count (two STL strings can share a common buffer, copy on write rules apply)
+    int32_t _M_refcount; // reference count (two STL strings can share a common buffer, copy on write rules apply)
 };
 
 size_t NormalProcess::readSTLString (uint32_t offset, char * buffer, size_t bufcapacity)
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ size_t NormalProcess::writeSTLString(const uint32_t address, const std::string w
     // the buffer has actual size = 1. no space for storing anything more than a zero byte
     if(header._M_capacity == 0)
         return 0;
-    if(header._M_refcount != 0 && header._M_refcount != 0xFFFFFFFF ) // one ref or one non-shareable ref
+    if(header._M_refcount > 0 ) // one ref or one non-shareable (-1) ref
         return 0;
 
     // get writeable length (lesser of our string length and capacity of the target)
diff --git a/library/private/PlatformInternal.h b/library/private/PlatformInternal.h
index f33b53e5e..4b2a3f424 100644
--- a/library/private/PlatformInternal.h
+++ b/library/private/PlatformInternal.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     #include <dirent.h>
     #include <unistd.h>
     #include <sys/stat.h>
+    #include <syscall.h>
     #include <fcntl.h>
     #include <sys/wait.h>
 #else