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0 pointsvarjag11d ago0 comments

Green threads are cooperative threads. Preemption requires ability to handle hardware interrupts, which are typically handled by the OS.

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patrec11d ago

What do you mean by this?

Everything purely in userspace is by definition cooperative, because to be non-cooperative, you must dip down below userspace.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 pointsvarjag11d ago0 comments

Green threads are cooperative threads. Preemption requires ability to handle hardware interrupts, which are typically handled by the OS.

patrec11d ago

What do you mean by this?

Everything purely in userspace is by definition cooperative, because to be non-cooperative, you must dip down below userspace.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse