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Chapter 4 Threads, SMP, and Microkernels Microkernels

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Benefits of <strong>Threads</strong><br />

• Takes less time to create a new thread<br />

than a process<br />

• Less time to terminate a thread than a<br />

process<br />

• Switching between two threads takes less<br />

time that switching processes<br />

• <strong>Threads</strong> can communicate with each other<br />

– without invoking the kernel

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