COM uses the same threading mechanism that Win32 uses. It uses the Win32 API for creating and synchronizing threads. However, threading models are referred to differently in Win32 and COM.
The Win32 Threading Model
Win32 defines two types of threads. User-Interface threads and Worker threads. Each process in Win32 can have one or more User Interface [...]
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Win32 Threading vs. COM Threading Models
Posted in CMSC621 on October 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »