pthread_create(3)
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PTHREAD_CREATE(3) NetBSD Library Functions Manual PTHREAD_CREATE(3)
NAME
pthread_create -- create a new thread
LIBRARY
POSIX Threads Library (libpthread, -lpthread)
SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h>
int
pthread_create(pthread_t * restrict thread,
const pthread_attr_t * restrict attr, void *(*start_routine)(void *),
void * restrict arg);
DESCRIPTION
The pthread_create() function is used to create a new thread, with
attributes specified by attr, within a process. If attr is NULL, the
default attributes are used. If the attribute object pointed to by attr
are modified later, the thread's attributes are not affected. Upon suc-
cessful completion pthread_create() will store the ID of the created
thread in the location specified by thread.
The thread is created executing start_routine with arg as its sole argu-
ment. If the start_routine returns, the effect is as if there was an
implicit call to pthread_exit() using the return value of start_routine
as the exit status. Note that the thread in which main() was originally
invoked differs from this. When it returns from main(), the effect is as
if there was an implicit call to exit() using the return value of main()
as the exit status.
The signal state of the new thread is initialized as:
· The signal mask is inherited from the creating thread.
· The set of signals pending for the new thread is empty.
RETURN VALUES
If successful, the pthread_create() function will return zero. Other-
wise an error number will be returned to indicate the error.
ERRORS
pthread_create() shall fail if:
[EAGAIN] The system lacks the necessary resources to create
another thread, or the system-imposed limit on the
total number of threads in a process
PTHREAD_THREADS_MAX would be exceeded.
[EINVAL] The value specified by attr is invalid.
SEE ALSO
fork(2), pthread_cleanup_pop(3), pthread_cleanup_push(3),
pthread_exit(3), pthread_join(3)
STANDARDS
pthread_create() conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996 (``POSIX.1'').
NetBSD 5.1 January 30, 2003 NetBSD 5.1
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