All Java programs are compiled into class files that contain bytecodes, the machine language of the Java virtual machine. In this JavaWorld classic, Bill Venners goes under the hood of the JVM to ...

The kernel dispatcher and associated subsystems provide for the prioritization and scheduling of kernel threads in one of several bundled scheduling classes. The details of the implementation are ...

SpinLock handles "busy wait" in scenarios where you have frequent contention but with reasonably short waiting times by avoiding context switches and improving performance Imagine a situation in which ...