System and method for providing a pool of reusable threads for performing queued items of work
US6687729B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4843
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for managing a pool of threads for executing thread operations. A thread pool is instantiated which includes a plurality of threads, and a work queue having program controllable states is instantiated. Thread operations are queued to the work queue when the work queue is in a running or suspended state, and when the work queue is in a stopped state requests to queue thread operations are denied. The work queue supports controlled allocation of thread resources to a variety of thread operations.
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