The thread priority propagation is just... well, to have the thread executing the IPC to run at the same priority as the thread sending it. So the work being down is scheduled at the same importance as the thread wanting to have that work done.
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 5:01 PM, Nitin Mahajan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > While reading through the OpenBinder documentation I came across a > statement which said > > "The kernel module emulates a thread migration model by propagating > thread priorities across processes as IPCs are dispatched". > > This means that the priority of the thread executing the IPC in remote > process is made same as priority of the thread initiating the IPC in > it's process. > > How does this priority propagation helps? > > Can someone please explain this "Emulation of Thread Migration" in > Android binder more clear? > > Thanks and regards > -Nitin > > -- > unsubscribe: [email protected] > website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- unsubscribe: [email protected] website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting
