Sleep or Yield in a infinite loop I need to code an infinite loop. What is the best way to pause the thread for a while. Sleep : The thread would go to the "sleep" state for the specified amount of time. Yield: The thread would move from running state to ready state
run() { while(true) { //do something Thread.sleep(1000); OR Thread.yield(); } } Does yield have any problem in a preemptive scheduling system.(like NT) Thanks Gobiraj
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In my experience sleep is the way to go. The yeild loops I've coded tend to be huge processor hogs. I've had to replace them all in the program I've been developing. The sleep value should be significantly large as well. 1 sec or more.... if possible of course.
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