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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-15 19:40:15 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-15 19:40:15 +0000 |
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Adding upstream version 6.05.01.upstream/6.05.01
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diff --git a/man3/pthread_kill_other_threads_np.3 b/man3/pthread_kill_other_threads_np.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..aec544d --- /dev/null +++ b/man3/pthread_kill_other_threads_np.3 @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +'\" t +.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Linux Foundation, written by Michael Kerrisk +.\" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> +.\" +.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft +.\" +.TH pthread_kill_other_threads_np 3 2023-07-20 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01" +.SH NAME +pthread_kill_other_threads_np \- terminate all other threads in process +.SH LIBRARY +POSIX threads library +.RI ( libpthread ", " \-lpthread ) +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +.B #include <pthread.h> +.PP +.B void pthread_kill_other_threads_np(void); +.fi +.SH DESCRIPTION +.BR pthread_kill_other_threads_np () +has an effect only in the LinuxThreads threading implementation. +On that implementation, +calling this function causes the immediate termination of +all threads in the application, +except the calling thread. +The cancelation state and cancelation type of the +to-be-terminated threads are ignored, +and the cleanup handlers are not called in those threads. +.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_kill_other_threads_np () +T} Thread safety MT-Safe +.TE +.sp 1 +.SH VERSIONS +In the NPTL threading implementation, +.BR pthread_kill_other_threads_np () +exists, but does nothing. +(Nothing needs to be done, +because the implementation does the right thing during an +.BR execve (2).) +.SH STANDARDS +GNU; +hence the suffix "_np" (nonportable) in the name. +.SH HISTORY +glibc 2.0 +.SH NOTES +.BR pthread_kill_other_threads_np () +is intended to be called just before a thread calls +.BR execve (2) +or a similar function. +This function is designed to address a limitation in the obsolete +LinuxThreads implementation whereby the other threads of an application +are not automatically terminated (as POSIX.1-2001 requires) during +.BR execve (2). +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR execve (2), +.BR pthread_cancel (3), +.BR pthread_setcancelstate (3), +.BR pthread_setcanceltype (3), +.BR pthreads (7) |