PTHREAD_ATTR_GET_NP(3)					   BSD Library Functions Manual 				    PTHREAD_ATTR_GET_NP(3)

NAME

     pthread_attr_get_np -- get attributes of existent thread

LIBRARY

     POSIX Threads Library (libpthread, -lpthread)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <pthread_np.h>

     int
     pthread_attr_get_np(pthread_t pid, pthread_attr_t *dst);

DESCRIPTION

     The pthread_attr_get_np() function is used to get existent thread's attributes.  Most fields of pthread_attr_t structure are exact values of
     attributes provided at thread creation time (as parameter to pthread_create(3) function), except for the stack address.

     Value returned as dst is supposed to be used in conjunction with pthread_attr_get*() functions to retrieve individual values from
     pthread_attr_t structure.	Parameter dst should point to allocated memory area big enough to fit this structure.

     It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to use pthread_attr_init(3) function to allocate attribute storage.

IMPLEMENTATION NOTES

     The pthread_attr_get_np() function will always return a pointer to the thread's real stack address, regardless of its value in the original
     attributes structure.

RETURN VALUES

     If successful, pthread_attr_get_np() function returns 0.  Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.

EXAMPLES

     size_t
     my_thread_stack_size(pthread_t pid)
     {
	 pthread_attr_t attr;
	 size_t size;

	 pthread_attr_init(&attr);
	 pthread_attr_get_np(pid, &attr);
	 pthread_attr_getstacksize(&attr, &size);
	 pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
	 return(size);
     }

ERRORS

     The pthread_attr_get_np() function will fail if:

     [EINVAL]		Invalid value for one of given parameters.

     [ESRC]		No thread could be found corresponding to that specified by the given thread ID.

SEE ALSO

     pthread_attr_destroy(3), pthread_attr_getdetachstate(3), pthread_attr_getinheritsched(3), pthread_attr_getschedparam(3),
     pthread_attr_getschedpolicy(3), pthread_attr_getscope(3), pthread_attr_getstack(3), pthread_attr_getstackaddr(3),
     pthread_attr_getstacksize(3), pthread_attr_init(3)

AUTHORS

     The pthread_attr_get_np() function and this manual page were written by Alexey Zelkin <phantom@FreeBSD.org>.

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								 January 31, 2003							       BSD