pthread_exit(3)

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NAME

6       pthread_exit - terminate calling thread
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <pthread.h>
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11       void pthread_exit(void *retval);
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13       Compile and link with -pthread.
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DESCRIPTION

16       The pthread_exit() function terminates the calling thread and returns a
17       value via retval that (if the  thread  is  joinable)  is  available  to
18       another thread in the same process that calls pthread_join(3).
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20       Any  clean-up handlers established by pthread_cleanup_push(3) that have
21       not yet been popped, are popped (in the reverse of the order  in  which
22       they  were pushed) and executed.  If the thread has any thread-specific
23       data, then, after the clean-up handlers have been executed, the  corre‐
24       sponding destructor functions are called, in an unspecified order.
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26       When a thread terminates, process-shared resources (e.g., mutexes, con‐
27       dition variables, semaphores, and file descriptors) are  not  released,
28       and functions registered using atexit(3) are not called.
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30       After  the  last thread in a process terminates, the process terminates
31       as by calling exit(3) with an exit status of zero; thus, process-shared
32       resources  are  released  and  functions registered using atexit(3) are
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RETURN VALUE

36       This function does not return to the caller.
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ERRORS

39       This function always succeeds.
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ATTRIBUTES

42       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
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45       ┌───────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
46       │Interface      │ Attribute     │ Value   │
47       ├───────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
48       │pthread_exit() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
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CONFORMING TO

51       POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
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NOTES

54       Performing  a  return  from the start function of any thread other than
55       the main thread results in an implicit call  to  pthread_exit(),  using
56       the function's return value as the thread's exit status.
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58       To  allow  other  threads to continue execution, the main thread should
59       terminate by calling pthread_exit() rather than exit(3).
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61       The value pointed to by retval should not be  located  on  the  calling
62       thread's  stack,  since  the contents of that stack are undefined after
63       the thread terminates.
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BUGS

66       Currently, there are limitations in the kernel implementation logic for
67       wait(2)ing  on  a stopped thread group with a dead thread group leader.
68       This can manifest in problems such as a locked terminal if a stop  sig‐
69       nal  is  sent  to  a  foreground  process whose thread group leader has
70       already called pthread_exit().
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COLOPHON

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