Can threads started by Tasks Parallel Library act as foreground threads?

Question

MSDN documentation indicates that threads started by the TPL will enjoy better scheduling. However, since the threads are based upon ThreadPool, they will be implemented as background threads.

Now, there are some tasks I would like to be carried out in parallel, but it is imperative that these tasks be carried out until completion.

So, how do I create such tasks that are essentially foreground threads, but still enjoy the enhanced scheduling provided by the TPL?

Answer 1

You could write your own TaskScheduler implementation. Have a look in the TaskScheduler documentation for an example of implementing a TaskScheduler - hopefully it's relatively simple from there.