概念
我们知道 start() 方法是启动线程,让线程变成就绪状态等待 CPU 调度后执行。
那 yield() 方法是干什么用的呢?来看下源码。
/**
* A hint to the scheduler that the current thread is willing to yield
* its current use of a processor. The scheduler is free to ignore this
* hint.
*
* <p> Yield is a heuristic attempt to improve relative progression
* between threads that would otherwise over-utilise a CPU. Its use
* should be combined with detailed profiling and benchmarking to
* ensure that it actually has the desired effect.
*
* <p> It is rarely appropriate to use this method. It may be useful
* for debugging or testing purposes, where it may help to reproduce
* bugs due to race conditions. It may also be useful when designing
* concurrency control constructs such as the ones in the
* {@link java.util.concurrent.locks} package.
*/
public static native void yield();
yield 即 "谦让",也是 Thread 类的方法。它让掉当前线程 CPU 的时间片,使正在运行中的线程重新变成就绪状态,并重新竞争 CPU 的调度权。它可能会获取到,也有可能被其他线程获取到。