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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-24 04:52:22 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-24 04:52:22 +0000 |
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parent | Adding debian version 6.7-2. (diff) | |
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Merging upstream version 6.8.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/man3/pthread_detach.3 b/man3/pthread_detach.3 deleted file mode 100644 index 25b588a..0000000 --- a/man3/pthread_detach.3 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,105 +0,0 @@ -'\" t -.\" Copyright (c) 2008 Linux Foundation, written by Michael Kerrisk -.\" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> -.\" -.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft -.\" -.TH pthread_detach 3 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7" -.SH NAME -pthread_detach \- detach a thread -.SH LIBRARY -POSIX threads library -.RI ( libpthread ", " \-lpthread ) -.SH SYNOPSIS -.nf -.B #include <pthread.h> -.P -.BI "int pthread_detach(pthread_t " thread ); -.fi -.SH DESCRIPTION -The -.BR pthread_detach () -function marks the thread identified by -.I thread -as detached. -When a detached thread terminates, -its resources are automatically released back to the system without -the need for another thread to join with the terminated thread. -.P -Attempting to detach an already detached thread results -in unspecified behavior. -.SH RETURN VALUE -On success, -.BR pthread_detach () -returns 0; -on error, it returns an error number. -.SH ERRORS -.TP -.B EINVAL -.I thread -is not a joinable thread. -.TP -.B ESRCH -No thread with the ID -.I thread -could be found. -.SH ATTRIBUTES -For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see -.BR attributes (7). -.TS -allbox; -lbx lb lb -l l l. -Interface Attribute Value -T{ -.na -.nh -.BR pthread_detach () -T} Thread safety MT-Safe -.TE -.SH STANDARDS -POSIX.1-2008. -.SH HISTORY -POSIX.1-2001. -.SH NOTES -Once a thread has been detached, it can't be joined with -.BR pthread_join (3) -or be made joinable again. -.P -A new thread can be created in a detached state using -.BR pthread_attr_setdetachstate (3) -to set the detached attribute of the -.I attr -argument of -.BR pthread_create (3). -.P -The detached attribute merely determines the behavior of the system -when the thread terminates; -it does not prevent the thread from being terminated -if the process terminates using -.BR exit (3) -(or equivalently, if the main thread returns). -.P -Either -.BR pthread_join (3) -or -.BR pthread_detach () -should be called for each thread that an application creates, -so that system resources for the thread can be released. -(But note that the resources of any threads for which one of these -actions has not been done will be freed when the process terminates.) -.SH EXAMPLES -The following statement detaches the calling thread: -.P -.in +4n -.EX -pthread_detach(pthread_self()); -.EE -.in -.SH SEE ALSO -.BR pthread_attr_setdetachstate (3), -.BR pthread_cancel (3), -.BR pthread_create (3), -.BR pthread_exit (3), -.BR pthread_join (3), -.BR pthreads (7) |