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PTHREAD_EXIT

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
AUTHOR
SEE ALSO

NAME

pthread_exit ? terminate the calling thread

SYNOPSIS

#include <pthread.h>

void pthread_exit(void *retval);

DESCRIPTION

pthread_exit terminates the execution of the calling thread. All cleanup handlers that have been set for the calling thread with pthread_cleanup_push(3) are executed in reverse order (the most recently pushed handler is executed first). Finalization functions for thread-specific data are then called for all keys that have non- NULL values associated with them in the calling thread (see pthread_key_create(3)). Finally, execution of the calling thread is stopped.

The retval argument is the return value of the thread. It can be consulted from another thread using pthread_join(3).

RETURN VALUE

The pthread_exit function never returns.

AUTHOR

Xavier Leroy <Xavier.Leroy@inria.fr>

SEE ALSO

pthread_create(3), pthread_join(3).


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