Threads vs Processes

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What are the thread limitations when working on Linux compared to processes for network/IO-bound apps?

What is meant by context switches in threads or processes ? Also which is better : Threads or Processes ? I mean which is more space efficient and which is more time efficient ?

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answered Sep 18 '10 at 06:37

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Adam Butler · Answer 2 · 2010-09-18T06:46:41.040

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I don't think you can say one is better than the other - it depends what you are doing.

There is a detailed overview of context switches here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Context_switch

In the most basic sense a context switch is when the processor pauses execution of a task to do another task.

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 19 '10 at 03:19

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Also, you have to remember that threads may be your only choice if your OS is embedded and doesn't support multiple processes ;)

answered Sep 19 '10 at 03:19

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