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Example: MP3 Player Example: MP3 Player Another Example Imagine the following C program: main() { Compute(“deadloop.txt”); PrintMyName(“wisestar.txt”); } What is the behavior here? Program would never PrintMyName Why? Compute() would never finish Use of Threads Version of program with Threads: main() { CreateThread(Compute(“deadloop.txt”)); CreateThread(PrintMyName(“wisestar.txt”)); } What does “CreateThread” do? Start independent thread running given procedure Chapter 4 Threads LIU Duo bat@ * 大纲规定的课程教学内容 了解线程的概念、 理解线程的数据结构、线程的状态、线程的种类， 了解线程和进程的关系， 理解线程的执行和实现原理，理解操作系统环境下线程的控制和通信原理。 理解基于Unix或Linux或Solaris或Windows 2000/XP环境下线程机制原理或实现方法。 Chapter 4 Threads 4.1 Overview 4.3 Thread Libraries 4.4 Threading Issues ?4.1 Overview Modern “Lightweight” Process with Threads Thread: a sequential execution stream within process Process still contains a single Address Space No protection between threads Modern OS has extend the process concept to allow a process to have multiple threads of execution Lifecycle of a Thread (or Process) As a thread executes, it changes state: new: The thread is being created ready: The thread is waiting to run running: Instructions are being executed waiting: Thread waiting for some event to occur terminated: The thread has finished execution Memory Footprint of Two -Thread Example If we stopped this program and examined it with a debugger, we would see Two sets of CPU registers Two sets of Stacks Single and Multithreaded Processes Thread It comprises a thread ID, a program counter, a register set, and a stack. It shares with other threads belonging to the same process its code section, data section, and other OS resources, such as open files and signals. Use of Threads Version of program with Threads: main() { CreateThread(Compute(“deadloop.txt”)); CreateThread(PrintMyName(“wisestar.txt”)); } What does “CreateThread” do? Start independent thread running given procedure Single and Multithreaded Processes Buzy Web Server