Threading

Threading and Concurrency More...

Topics
	C11
	C11 Threading APIs
	Kernel
	KOS Native Kernel Threading API
	POSIX
	POSIX threading and concurrency APIs

Detailed Description

Threading and Concurrency

KOS offers a variety of different threading APIs, ranging from low-level and platform-specific to high-level and cross-platform. Which you should choose to interface with depends on the needs of your particular application.

API	Description
kthreads	Dreamcast-specific direct threading API
C11 threads	Cross-platform builtin C threading API
C++11 threads	Cross-platform builtin C++ threading API
pthreads	Cross-platform POSIX threading API

KOS's kthreads are the lowest-level threading back-end, with C11, C++11, and POSIX threading APIs being thin layers of abstraction built upon them. If you're writing a Dreamcast-specific application, kthreads will give you the least indirection; however, if you're writing a cross-platform application or simply want to use an API that you're familiar with, one of the other cross-platform APIs may be preferable.