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)