Re: threads, JVMs and recycling

luca <[email protected]> writes:

> Hi experts!
> 
> Do JVMs recycle threads?
> 
> this is what Doug Lea seems to say here:
> 
> http://gee.cs.oswego.edu/dl/classes/EDU/oswego/cs/dl/util/concurrent/PooledExecutor.java

The short answer is: which JVMs?

 
> I need to understand this to figure out if I have to go through the
> pain of implementing a rather complex Thread Pooling system, since
> it may be unnecessary....

I'd go and have a look at the source of some free VMs to see what they
do.

GCJ and Kaffe's implementation might be good starts. Also SableVM and
others. But I think you'll find it varies. I'd guess that BEA's VM
will recycle threads, maybe Sun's server one does...


Nic


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