Does the Java JVM use pthread?

Question

Does the JVM on Mac OS X use pthread to create threads?

What about Linux distributions, does it now by default create threads for the JVM for all distributions?

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newbie Jun 13 '15 at 7:43

1 answer

apangin · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-14T22:11:33+0000

Yes, JVM HotSpot (for example, Oracle JDK, and OpenJDK) uses pthreadson Linux and the Mac OS the X .