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NAME

6       pthread_kill_other_threads_np - terminate all other threads in process
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <pthread.h>
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11       void pthread_kill_other_threads_np(void);
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DESCRIPTION

14       pthread_kill_other_threads_np()  has an effect only in the LinuxThreads
15       threading implementation.  On that implementation, calling  this  func‐
16       tion  causes  the  immediate termination of all threads in the applica‐
17       tion, except the calling thread.  The cancellation state and  cancella‐
18       tion  type of the to-be-terminated threads are ignored, and the cleanup
19       handlers are not called in those threads.
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ATTRIBUTES

22       For an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see  at‐
23       tributes(7).
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25       ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
26       │Interface                                   │ Attribute     │ Value   │
27       ├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
28       │pthread_kill_other_threads_np()             │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
29       └────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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CONFORMING TO

32       This  function  is  a nonstandard GNU extension; hence the suffix "_np"
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NOTES

36       pthread_kill_other_threads_np() is intended to be called just before  a
37       thread  calls  execve(2)  or  a similar function.  This function is de‐
38       signed to address a limitation in the obsolete LinuxThreads implementa‐
39       tion  whereby the other threads of an application are not automatically
40       terminated (as POSIX.1-2001 requires) during execve(2).
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42       In the NPTL threading  implementation,  pthread_kill_other_threads_np()
43       exists,  but  does nothing.  (Nothing needs to be done, because the im‐
44       plementation does the right thing during an execve(2).)
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SEE ALSO

47       execve(2), pthread_cancel(3),  pthread_setcancelstate(3),  pthread_set‐
48       canceltype(3), pthreads(7)
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52       description of the project, information about reporting bugs,  and  the
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