Multithreading

The Multithreading Subsystem. More...

Classes
class	Assassin
	Handling for the "killer"-IPI, that is a message indicating that a thread should be terminated. More...
class	Dispatcher
	The dispatcher dispatches threads and, by that, puts the scheduler's decisions into action. More...
class	IdleThread
	Thread that is executed when there is nothing to do for this core.Using the IdleThread simplifies the idea of waiting and is an answer to the questions that arise once the ready queue is empty. More...
class	Scheduler
	The scheduler plans the threads' execution order and, from this, selects the next thread to be running. More...
class	Thread
	The is an object used by the scheduler. More...

Detailed Description

The Multithreading Subsystem.

The group Multithreading contains all elements that form the foundation of CPU multiplexing. This module's objective is to provide the abstraction thread that provides a virtualised CPU for the user's applications.