Stackable thread mechanisms

  • Authors:
  • Keith Loepere

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

A complex system environment such as a Java™ Virtual Machine layered on a series of system (e.g. Unix) services layered on a microkernel foundation requires multiple thread models to be supported simultaneously. The essence of the thread synchronization and manipulation mechanisms in these models can be factored into a small set of supporting thread primitives and mechanisms. These thread mechanisms are stackable, supporting multiple layered environments each with its own complex thread semantics.