User:Kr/A Thread's Life

Status: draft

Two types of Threads

• holder threads
• holded threads

Holder Thread

• Holder threads keep the process alife.
• The last holder thread terminates the process.
• Every holder thread must be detached, as no other thread is going to join it.

Examples

• GUI dispatcher thread

Holded Thread

• Holded threads don't keep the process alife.
• Any holded thread needs to be joined (terminated / cancelled) when (indirectly) released by a holder thread.
• Every holded thread must be joinable, as a holder thread is going to join it, latest during termination.

Examples

• cache flushing threads

Notes

• Threads may dynamically switch from one type to the other and vice versa.
• The "main" thread is a holder thread.