Process States: 5-State vs 7-State Swapping Models

2026-10-26来源 dev.to LinuxEnglish

Process States & The Swapping Lifecycle

In multitasking operating systems, processes continuously transition across lifecycle states governed by hardware interrupts, system calls, and schedulers.

⚡ The 3 Schedulers

  • Long-Term Scheduler (LTS): Regulates multiprogramming degree.
  • Short-Term Scheduler (STS): Decides CPU core dispatch.
  • Medium-Term Scheduler (MTS): Manages virtual memory swapping.

Explore the interactive transition simulator on Binary Dose.

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