TPL - How can I force TPL to use fixed # of threads? not less

Question

How can I force TPL to use a fixed number of threads? I know MaxDegreeOfParallelism can be used to set the upper limit, but I want the upper limit to equal the lower limit.

Answer 1

You could create your own TaskScheduler if you really needed to, but using TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning is probably the best approach.

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