Best Thread Libraries
There are lots of thread libraries available, but some of them are widely used. let’s digout some most widely used thread libraries.
Java Threads
- Thread is a primary model of program execution in java program and java language and it’s API provides a rich variety of features for the creation and the management of threads. As name signifies that it’s code written in java language.
- However in most instances the the JVM (Java Virtual Machine) is running on top of host operating system, the java thread API typically implemented using thread library available on the host system, Which signifies that on window system the java thread is implemented through Win32 API.
- It provide built-in support for multi-threading through java.lang.Thread and it also provide high level thread management.
Pthread
- It is also known as POSIX thread, it is an execution model that exists independently from a programming language as well as a parallel model.
- Pthread library can be implemented either at the userspace or kernel space. The Pthread is often implemented at the Linux, unix and solaris, and it is highly portable as its code written in pthread can typically be compiled and run on different unix without much modifications.
- Pthread program always have pthread.h header file. Windows doesn’t support pthread standard. It support C and C++ languages.
- Pthread are use to leverage the energy of multiple processors, because process is ruptured into thread and each thread use processor for perform task so here multiple thread are execute at the same time and this phenomenon create concurrent.
- Basically Concurrent or parallelism concept is created by processor in order to boost the execution of thread.
Win32 Thread
- Win32 thread is a part of Windows operating system and it is also called as Windows Thread. It is a kernel space library.
- In this thread we can also achieve parallelism and concurrency in same manner as in pthread.
- Win32 thread are created with the help of createThread() function. Window thread support Thread Local Storage (TLS) as allow each thread to have its own unique data, and these threads can easily share data as they declared globally.
- They providing native and low level support for multi-threading. It means they are tightly integrated with window OS and offer efficient creation and thread management.
Thread Libraries
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