Thread: threads and memory issue

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    threads and memory issue

    i m using four threads in a c program.each thread runs in an infinite while loop but that leads to nearly 95% cpu usage.The program requirement forbids me to use sleep to pause a thread.All the threads need to run continuously.....do i have any other alternative to using infinte while loop...

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    What your program is going to do? What platform?
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    Actually its doing some calculation in each thread.....using a few array and global variables...its on linux...

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    Have your heard about semaphores or synchronization? if not just make a search! I think these are the concepts you are looking for!

    Using while(1) loops (I think this is waht you did) is a performance penalty!

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    If your program has to do some heavy calculations, 95% CPU usage is natural. I concluded that your threads should run in parallel and are independent.
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    Using the sleep thing also didnt help me.....the cpu usage still exceeds 95%....do i have another alternative to using while(1)....

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    What your program is supposed to do?
    Why you want it to use less CPU power?
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