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But then under what circumstances will the zero page thread ever be scheduled?
by na412 8y ago
But then under what circumstances will the zero page thread ever be scheduled?
- blattimwind 8y agoWhen there are no runnable idle threads.
- masklinn 8y agoIt's confusing, but "idle" is a priority class as well as a state: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/procthread/scheduling-priorities https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/procthread/... The idle task (when there's nothing to run) doesn't have a priority at all, it just gets run when nothing else is available. the "idle" priority is an actual priority, for when there's no higher-priority task to run. The ZPT is prioritized below "idle", so super-duper-low priority.
- dTal 8y agoThank you for this clear explanation. It is confusing!