Kernel Thread

[ ] Kernel maintains context information for the process and the threads

[ ] Supported by the Kernel

[ ] Slower to create and manage threads than are user threads

[ ] If a thread performs a blocking system call, then the kernel can schedule another thread in the application for execution.

[ ] Multiple threads are able to run in parallel on multiprocessors.

[ ] Scheduling is done on a thread basis

[ ] Slower to create and manage

[ ] If a thread performs a blocking system call, the kernel can schedule another thread in the application for execution

[ ] Can take advantage of a multi-processor environment

Examples

{}Windows 95/98/NT/2000

{}Solaris

{}Tru64 UNIX

{}BeOS

{}Linux