The original Solaris implementation of Java used Green Threads, which was a threading model provided by the Java interpreter. The Windows version of Sun's Java has always used native Win32 threads.
So, Fibres are not the same as Green threads. Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Kevin Burton > Sent: 19 April 2002 15:39 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Green thread support > > > It sounds like Green Threads are equivalent to fibers. And I am > not aware of > any support other than through P/Invoke in .NET. Am I missing the point? > > Kevin Burton > .NET Common Language Runtime Unleashed > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gavan Hood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 8:29 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [DOTNET] Green thread support > > I have been advised today that DOTNET has support for what Java guys refer > to as Green Threads, threads that are managed by the application > not by the > os. No context switching.... do a search on google if you want the full > explanation. > Anyhow I do not know of any such support and cannot see anything > suggesting > this sort of support in dotnet... Does anyone know of any such support. I > do not see this being thread pooling, managed threads to my knowledge as > they are os related in the current version at least. > > Regards > Gavan > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or > subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or > subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
