http://www.drdobbs.com/go-parallel/blog/archives/2010/09/dualcore_tablet.html
On Oct 13, 2:59 pm, A Curious Developer <[email protected]> wrote: > Are there any Android phones that are multi-processor (multi-core/ > cpu), where application threads execute concurrently on different > processors? > > There doesn't seem to be any explicit way of doing asynchronous file I/ > O or asynchronous resource loading. So, suppose I put > BitmapFactory.decodeResource() or Resources.openRawResource() into a > separate thread. Will those methods play nice with the other threads, > yielding during blocking I/O operations so those other threads can > run? > > If those methods rely on the thread scheduler to forcibly suspend > them, then the separate resource-loading thread isn't going to help me > get my application started any faster (although it will help it to be > more responsive to user input). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
