Re: MultiThreading

2001-02-04 Thread Nathan Meyers
Ezra Taylor wrote: > Hello everyone: >My question is quick and simple, does Linux > incorporate timeslicing. If not, please direct me to a site that show > code to that shows an alternative to performing Multithreading in a > Linux environment. Linux is a true mult

Re: MultiThreading

2001-02-04 Thread Uli Luckas
Hi Ezra, Short answer: Java on Linux does support "timeslicing". Long answer: Java knows two threading models: Green threads and native threads. Green threads are implemented by the virtual machine (vm) and native threading uses the operating system's threading implementation. Green threads are i