etuaikaviiveestä
Etuaikaviiveestä, known in English as pre-emption delay or just pre-emption, refers to a period of time in certain systems where a task or process that is about to be interrupted or replaced is allowed to complete a final set of actions. This is particularly relevant in operating systems and real-time computing environments. The purpose of etuaikaviiveestä is to ensure data integrity and system stability by preventing situations where a critical operation is abruptly halted, potentially leaving resources in an inconsistent state.
In practice, when a higher-priority task becomes ready to run, the operating system might not immediately switch
The implementation and exact duration of etuaikaviiveestä can vary significantly depending on the specific operating system