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WRITE SHORT NOTE ON:User threads and Kernel threads.
written 6.4 years ago by gravatar for priyad84 priyad84 • 350 modified 2.1 years ago by gravatar for DevarenjiniP DevarenjiniP • 3.1k
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written 2.1 years ago by gravatar for DevarenjiniP DevarenjiniP • 3.1k

Who manages threads?

Two strategies

  • User threads

    • Thread management done by user level thread library.

    • Kernel knows nothing about the threads.

  • Kernel threads

    • Threads directly supported by the kernel.
    • Known as light weight processes.

User level threads

  • All thread management is done by the application

  • The kernel is not aware …

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