【并发编程】线程优先级

事实证明，线程的优先级是影响线程的调度的主要因素。其他因素包括占用CPU的执行时间长短，线程分组调度等等。

另外，有两种方法可以设置线程的优先级。

android.os.Process

Process.setThreadPriority(int priority); // Calling thread.
Process.setThreadPriority(int threadId, int priority); // Thread with specific id.

通过这种方式设置的优先级，又称“友好值”，“友好值”越高，优先级越低。

范围是[-20, 19]，优先递减。相关源码如下：

    
    /**
     * Standard priority of application threads.
     * Use with {@link #setThreadPriority(int)} and
     * {@link #setThreadPriority(int, int)}, <b>not</b> with the normal
     * {@link java.lang.Thread} class.
     */
    public static final int THREAD_PRIORITY_DEFAULT = 0;

    /*
     * ***************************************
     * ** Keep in sync with utils/threads.h **
     * ***************************************
     */
    
    /**
     * Lowest available thread priority.  Only for those who really, really
     * don't want to run if anything else is happening.
     * Use with {@link #setThreadPriority(int)} and
     * {@link #setThreadPriority(int, int)}, <b>not</b> with the normal
     * {@link java.lang.Thread} class.
     */
    public static final int THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST = 19;
    
    /**
     * Standard priority background threads.  This gives your thread a slightly
     * lower than normal priority, so that it will have less chance of impacting
     * the responsiveness of the user interface.
     * Use with {@link #setThreadPriority(int)} and
     * {@link #setThreadPriority(int, int)}, <b>not</b> with the normal
     * {@link java.lang.Thread} class.
     */
    public static final int THREAD_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND = 10;
    
    /**
     * Standard priority of threads that are currently running a user interface
     * that the user is interacting with.  Applications can not normally
     * change to this priority; the system will automatically adjust your
     * application threads as the user moves through the UI.
     * Use with {@link #setThreadPriority(int)} and
     * {@link #setThreadPriority(int, int)}, <b>not</b> with the normal
     * {@link java.lang.Thread} class.
     */
    public static final int THREAD_PRIORITY_FOREGROUND = -2;
    
    /**
     * Standard priority of system display threads, involved in updating
     * the user interface.  Applications can not
     * normally change to this priority.
     * Use with {@link #setThreadPriority(int)} and
     * {@link #setThreadPriority(int, int)}, <b>not</b> with the normal
     * {@link java.lang.Thread} class.
     */
    public static final int THREAD_PRIORITY_DISPLAY = -4;
    
    /**
     * Standard priority of the most important display threads, for compositing
     * the screen and retrieving input events.  Applications can not normally
     * change to this priority.
     * Use with {@link #setThreadPriority(int)} and
     * {@link #setThreadPriority(int, int)}, <b>not</b> with the normal
     * {@link java.lang.Thread} class.
     */
    public static final int THREAD_PRIORITY_URGENT_DISPLAY = -8;

    /**
     * Standard priority of audio threads.  Applications can not normally
     * change to this priority.
     * Use with {@link #setThreadPriority(int)} and
     * {@link #setThreadPriority(int, int)}, <b>not</b> with the normal
     * {@link java.lang.Thread} class.
     */
    public static final int THREAD_PRIORITY_AUDIO = -16;

    /**
     * Standard priority of the most important audio threads.
     * Applications can not normally change to this priority.
     * Use with {@link #setThreadPriority(int)} and
     * {@link #setThreadPriority(int, int)}, <b>not</b> with the normal
     * {@link java.lang.Thread} class.
     */
    public static final int THREAD_PRIORITY_URGENT_AUDIO = -19;

    /**
     * Minimum increment to make a priority more favorable.
     */
    public static final int THREAD_PRIORITY_MORE_FAVORABLE = -1;

    /**
     * Minimum increment to make a priority less favorable.
     */
    public static final int THREAD_PRIORITY_LESS_FAVORABLE = +1;

/**
     * Set the priority of the calling thread, based on Linux priorities.  See
     * {@link #setThreadPriority(int, int)} for more information.
     * 
     * @param priority A Linux priority level, from -20 for highest scheduling
     * priority to 19 for lowest scheduling priority.
     * 
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException Throws IllegalArgumentException if
     * <var>tid</var> does not exist.
     * @throws SecurityException Throws SecurityException if your process does
     * not have permission to modify the given thread, or to use the given
     * priority.
     * 
     * @see #setThreadPriority(int, int)
     */
    public static final native void setThreadPriority(int priority)
            throws IllegalArgumentException, SecurityException;

    /**
     * Set the priority of a thread, based on Linux priorities.
     * 
     * @param tid The identifier of the thread/process to change.
     * @param priority A Linux priority level, from -20 for highest scheduling
     * priority to 19 for lowest scheduling priority.
     * 
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException Throws IllegalArgumentException if
     * <var>tid</var> does not exist.
     * @throws SecurityException Throws SecurityException if your process does
     * not have permission to modify the given thread, or to use the given
     * priority.
     */
    public static final native void setThreadPriority(int tid, int priority)
            throws IllegalArgumentException, SecurityException;

java.lang.Thread

setPriority(int priority);

范围是[1, 10]，优先级递增。

参考资料

http://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Thread.html

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Process.html