About _beginthreadex() and CreateThread()

[isaisa]

Hi,
I am reading about the multithreading concepts for windows. Reading "Jeffrey Richter" book on windows programming.It is recommended that for creating the threads the beginthreadex()should be used instead of CreateThread(). The reason being to make the application thread safe by providing some thread specific data structure association with the thread.
The point is not clear to me as what all other reasons for using the _beginthreadex()over CreateThread(). Can anybody help me out to make it clear ? Association of thread specific block is also not clear to me.

Thanks in advance.

Sanjay

 

[Diancecht]

Some articles from the same author:

http://www.microsoft.com/msj/0799/Win32/Win320799.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/msj/1099/win32/win321099.aspx

Cheers,
Dian

 

[isaisa]

Thanks Dian for the information.
I have gone through the article and the material is same as that of the book which i am currently referiing. i am not able to understand the actual association of the TidData structure with the individual thread and then the association of SEH with it.

If you can help me in understanding the same, it would be of great help to me ...

Thanks
sanjay