c# - new Thread() and Garbage Collection

Question

I have the following code:

new Thread(new ThreadStart(delegate()
{
    while (true)
    {
        //something
    }
})).Start();

Can garbage collector finalize this instance of Thread while it is in the Running state?

Answer 1

The CLR keeps track of all running threads. As long as there are references to objects they won't be garbage collected. And since the CLR keeps a reference to all running threads the GC won't touch them.