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Why happens when threads block on I/O?

843789Apr 13 2009 — edited Apr 13 2009
I want to know what are the reasons for threads blocking on I/O.Do they block to allow the I/O operation or do they block(enter in waiting state) to allow other threads to continue operation while I/O opeation ?
If a particular thread is blocked for I/O do other threads get a chance by the Thread Scheduler ?

If this question has been asked and answered somewhere ,kindly let me know so that i can follow that thread.

Thanks for your consideration.
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