NSOperation有一个属性,isConcurrent.
Operation queues usually provide the threads used to run their operations. In OS X v10.6 and later, operation queues use the libdispatch library (also known as Grand Central Dispatch) to initiate the execution of their operations. As a result, operations are always executed on a separate thread, regardless of whether they are designated as concurrent or non-concurrent operations. In OS X v10.5, however, operations are executed on separate threads only if their isConcurrent method returns NO. If that method returns YES, the operation object is expected to create its own thread (or start some asynchronous operation); the queue does not provide a thread for it.
在ios4以前,只有非并发的情况下,队列会为operation开启一个线程来执行。如果是并发的情况,operation需要自己创建一个线程来执行。所以说,NSoperation的并发和非并发不是传统意义上的串行和并行。
但是在ios4以后,不管是并发