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Thread Scheduler in Java
- Thread scheduler in java is the part of the JVM that decides which thread must run.
- There is no guarantee that which runnable thread will be chosen to run by the thread scheduler.
- Only one thread at a time can run in a single process.
- The thread scheduler mostly uses preemptive or else time slicing scheduling to schedule the threads.
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Difference between preemptive scheduling and time slicing
- Preemptive scheduling: The highest priority task executes until it enters the waiting or dead states or a higher priority task comes into existence.
- Time slicing: The task executes for a predefined slice of time then reenters the pool of ready tasks. A scheduler then determines which task must execute next, based on priority as well as other factors.
Features
- The JVM schedules using a preemptive, priority based scheduling algorithm.
- All Java threads have a priority and the thread with the highest priority is scheduled to run by the JVM.
- In case two threads have the same priority a FIFO ordering is followed.