title: What does the nid mean in a java thread dump?
body: <p>For example you got a dump like this: </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>"MyThread" prio=1 tid=0x0850c9f8 nid=0x1baf runnable </p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>what does the nid mean here? Is it a hex value of pid or lwpid?</p>