Re:RE: RE: What to know detail about why Squid use single process.

Thanks, Rob pal!

> No. The threads will run, but they will only use a single CPU at any
> point in time. kernel mode threads allow multiple threads from a single
> process to execute in parallel - one thread per CPU.

Do you mean normal(or user) mode threads will only use a single CPU at any
point in time? But kernel mode thread will execute really concurrently?

Best regards,
George Ma

----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Collins
To: maer727@sohu.com
Cc: squid-dev@squid-cache.org
Subject: RE: RE: What to know detail about why Squid use single process.
Sent: Wed Apr 24 10:37:24 CST 2002

>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: maer727@sohu.com [mailto:maer727@sohu.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 12:30 PM
> > To: Robert Collins
> > Cc: squid-dev@squid-cache.org
> > Subject: Re:RE: What to know detail about why Squid use
> > single process.
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Rob pal!
> >
> > What means "multi-cpu scalability" or "scale to multiple CPU's"
>
> The ability to execute concurrent threads on separate CPU's in parallel.
>
> > in your reply? I think they mean the threads can not run on muiti-CPU
> > system. But I am not sure about it. Am I correct?
>
> No. The threads will run, but they will only use a single CPU at any
> point in time. kernel mode threads allow multiple threads from a single
> process to execute in parallel - one thread per CPU.
>
> Rob
Received on Tue Apr 23 2002 - 23:55:33 MDT