Jetty 6 - QueuedThreadPool versus ThreadPool

Question

Hi all,

I am using Jetty 6 and was wondering when the QueuedThreadPool should be used over the ThreadPool? By default, Jetty 6 comes configured with the QueuedThreadPool.

My server has Java 6 installed so I was thinking that I should use the ThreadPool:

<New class="org.mortbay.thread.QueuedThreadPool">
      <Set name="minThreads">10</Set>
      <Set name="maxThreads">200</Set>
      <Set name="lowThreads">20</Set>
      <Set name="SpawnOrShrinkAt">2</Set>
     </New>

<New class="org.mortbay.thread.concurrent.ThreadPool">
      <Set name="corePoolSize">50</Set>
      <Set name="maximumPoolSize">50</Set>
     </New>

Thanks, Walter

Answer 1

Were you able to get an answer? I am looking for the same thing. What are the pros/cons of using ThreadPool ?

Answer 2

I am using Glassfish now, it seems to be better written and supports the latest Java EE specs.