Put *Comparative performance evaluation of Java threads for embedded applications**: Linux thread vs. Green thread
Google, and click the second link that says [PDF]. It is for free. * On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Patrick Kristiansen < patrick.kristian...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Dec 18, 11:06 pm, Joost <jo...@zeekat.nl> wrote: > > Erm, what's your master? I'll assume CS. > > Well it's software engineering, but close enough :). I should have > mentioned that. > > > Personally, I'm interested in whether complete thread abstraction that > > makes "threads" as light-weight as possible, but also the only way to > > do concurrency (like Erlang provides with its "processes") is really > > the best way to model concurrent programs. I'm over 95% sure that > > native threads really are not the best way to model in-process > > concurrency for most programs, simply because of all the overhead that > > you incur especially when dealing with massively concurrent long- > > running thead-like-things - since you both know erlang, you will know > > what I'm talking about - that sort of approach really doesn't work in > > clojure, that's why clojure uses thread pools for agents etc. > > > > But maybe a new and lightweight in-kernel thread model is an > > interesing subject? Just asking :) > > Thanks for your suggestion. It's an interesting idea, and we've been > considering something along those lines. I don't know if Erlang's > processes are even more lightweight than "green threads". According to > Wikipedia [1], Linux actually performs really well in terms of context > switching OS threads compared to green threads. But I can't find the > paper Wikipedia cites, and it seems not to be downloadable from ACM > [2]. > > In any case, we will take this suggestion into consideration. > > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_threads#Performance > [2] http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=603551 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<clojure%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
