1. Introduction to multithreading
1.1 Processes and threads
Before discussing multithreading and its hardware implementations, we need to define the notions of process and thread. The French terminology for thread, which stands for light process or thread of execution, is rarely used.
A process provides the resources needed to execute a program. It has a virtual address space, executable code, access to system objects, a security context, a unique process identifier, environment variables, a priority class, minimum and maximum working sizes, and at least one execution thread. Each process is started with a single thread, often called the main thread, but can create additional threads from one of its threads.
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference
This article is included in
Software technologies and System architectures
This offer includes:
Knowledge Base
Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees
Services
A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources
Practical Path
Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills
Doc & Quiz
Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading
Introduction to multithreading
Different multithreaded approaches
Bibliography
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference
