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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
May. 19, 2000
Mechanism for implementing multiple thread pools in a computer system to optimize system performance
Ruslan Belkin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Viswanath Ramachandran, Mountain View, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A mechanism is disclosed for implementing multiple thread pools in a computer system to optimize system performance. In accordance with the invention, a plurality of thread pools is initially allocated within a process space, with each thread pool comprising one or more threads. Each thread pool has a set of characteristics associated therewith, and the characteristics of each thread pool are customized for one or more particular types of service. After the thread pools have been allocated, the system receives one or more requests. When a request is received, it is processed to determine with which thread pool the request is to be associated. This processing is carried out by determining the type of service being requested by the request, and then determining which thread pool is associated with that type of service. Alternatively, this processing is carried out by extracting a set of indication information (e.g. a universal resource identifier) from the request, and then determining which thread pool is associated with that set of indication information. Once the proper thread pool is determined, a thread from that thread pool is used to carry out servicing of the request. Because the request is serviced using a thread from the thread pool customized for the type of service requested, the servicing of the request is optimized. This in turn optimizes system performance.