PTHREAD_DETACH(3C) Standard C Library Functions PTHREAD_DETACH(3C)
NAME
pthread_detach - detach a thread
SYNOPSIS
cc -mt [
flag... ]
file... -lpthread [
library... ]
#include <pthread.h>
int pthread_detach(
pthread_t thread);
DESCRIPTION
The
pthread_detach() function is used to indicate to the
implementation that storage for the thread
thread can be reclaimed
when that thread terminates. In other words,
pthread_detach() dynamically resets the
detachstate attribute of the thread to
PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED. After a successful call to this function, it
would not be necessary to reclaim the thread using
pthread_join().
See
pthread_join(3C). If
thread has not terminated,
pthread_detach() will not cause it to terminate. The effect of multiple
pthread_detach() calls on the same target thread is unspecified.
RETURN VALUES
If successful,
pthread_detach() returns
0. Otherwise, an error
number is returned to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The
pthread_detach() function will fail if:
EINVAL The implementation has detected that the value specified by
thread does not refer to a joinable thread.
ESRCH No thread could be found corresponding to that specified by
the given thread
ID.ATTRIBUTES
See
attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | MT-Safe |
+--------------------+-----------------+
SEE ALSO
pthread_create(3C),
pthread_join(3C),
attributes(7),
standards(7) March 23, 2005 PTHREAD_DETACH(3C)
