Re: Basic question about threads and SMP

1999-12-05 Thread Russell L. Carter
%Nick Hibma wrote: %> %> Being multi-threaded has almost nothing to do with being %> multi-processor. Multi-threading means that your application has %> multiple threads of execution that are able to run simultaneously. %> %> The multi-processing capability of your box means that 2 threads of %>

Re: Basic question about threads and SMP

1999-12-05 Thread Wes Peters
Nick Hibma wrote: > > Being multi-threaded has almost nothing to do with being > multi-processor. Multi-threading means that your application has > multiple threads of execution that are able to run simultaneously. > > The multi-processing capability of your box means that 2 threads of > executi

Re: Basic question about threads and SMP

1999-12-05 Thread Nick Hibma
Being multi-threaded has almost nothing to do with being multi-processor. Multi-threading means that your application has multiple threads of execution that are able to run simultaneously. The multi-processing capability of your box means that 2 threads of execution, be it a process or a thread