Parallel and Distributed Programming Using C++

Chapter 4. Dividing C++ Programs into Multiple Threads

	“As our computer systems become more complicated, this kind of abstraction gives us hope of being able to continue to manage them.”
	--Andrew Koening and Barbara Moo, Ruminations on C++

In this Chapter

• Threads: A Definition

• The Anatomy of a Thread

• Thread Scheduling

• Thread Resources

• Thread Models

• Introduction to the Pthread Library

• The Anatomy of a Simple Threaded Program

• Creating Threads

• Managing Threads

• Thread Safety and Libraries

• Dividing Your Program into Multiple Threads

• Summary

The work of a sequential program can be divided between routines within a program. Each routine is assigned a specific task, and the tasks are executed one after another. The second task cannot start until the first task finishes, ...