Re: Multithreading help
Kai Ojansuu <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.java.sun.servlet |
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On Tue, 3 Jun 2003, Riyaz Prasla wrote: > Hi , > Quick question about multithreading: On a single CPU machine do threads > work simultaneously or are they scheduled one after another? > > I am having a servlet which has multiple threads created but looks like > the total amount of time they take is same as the servlet without any > threads. > > Thanks, > Riyaz > Hi, Having multiple threads for doing one task doesn't reduce the computer cycles, actually thread switching increases the time. With a multiple CPU machine I don't know... On a servlet side threads are usually good for doing some pre-calculation stuff and when a client steps in, response will be quicker. -clapu ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html