Quote:
Originally Posted by wolwy_pete
hi all,
my requirement is to create a thread by calling another function.
i.e i dont call pthread_create directly from main, but by calling another function (createThd - below ), from main.
Example:
Code:
void *thread_function(void *arg) { /* thread function */
int i;
rc = pthread_detach(pthread_self());
for ( ; ; ) {
printf("Thread says hi!\n");
sleep(1);
}
pthread_exit(NULL);
}
int main(void) {
int i;
i = createThd(); /* call to thread creating function */
return (0);
}
int createThd()
{
int rc = 0;
pthread_t mythread;
if ( pthread_create( &mythread, NULL, thread_function, NULL) ) {
printf("error creating thread.");
return(-1);
}
return 0;
}
this creates the thread but doesnt run it, thread terminates as soon as the function createThd() returns.
is there a way to overcome this problem.
any help is appreciated, thankx in advanced.
wolwy. |
Hi,
You could wait on createThd() until thread_function() has done his job by means of pthread_cond_wait/pthread_cond_signal & mutexes, just like a parent process would wait (with wait/waitpid) for its child to terminate...
