pthread_setcanceltype(3)				     Library Functions Manual					  pthread_setcanceltype(3)

NAME

       pthread_setcanceltype - Sets the current thread's cancelability type.

LIBRARY

       DECthreads POSIX 1003.1c Library (libpthread.so)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <pthread.h>

       int  pthread_setcanceltype(
			     int      type,
			     int      *oldtype);

STANDARDS

       Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:

       IEEE Std 1003.1c-1995, POSIX System Application Program Interface

PARAMETERS

       The  cancelability type to set for the calling thread.  The following are valid values: PTHREAD_CANCEL_DEFERRED PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS
       The previous cancelability type.

DESCRIPTION

       This routine sets the cancelability type and returns the previous type in oldtype.

       When the cancelability state is set to PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE, (see pthread_setcancelstate), a cancel cannot be delivered  to  the  thread,
       even if a cancelable routine is called or asynchronous cancelability type is enabled.

       When  the  cancelability  state is set to PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, cancelability depends on the thread's cancelability type.  If the thread's
       cancelability type is set to PTHREAD_CANCEL_DEFERRED, the thread can only receive a cancel at specific cancellation points (including  con-
       dition  waits,  thread  joins,  and  calls  to pthread_testcancel.)  If the thread's cancelability type is PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS, the
       thread can be canceled at any point in its execution.

       When a thread is created, the default cancelability type is PTHREAD_CANCEL_DEFERRED.

									 Warning
       If the asynchronous cancelability type is set, do not call any routine unless it is explicitly documented as safe to  be  called  with  the
       asynchronous cancelability type.  Note that none of the general run-time libraries and none of the DECthreads libraries are safe except for
       pthread_setcanceltype, pthread_setcancelstate, and cma_alert_restore.

       The asynchronous cancelability type should only be used when you have a compute-bound section of code that carries no state  and  makes	no
       routine calls.

RETURN VALUES

       On successful completion, this routine returns the previous cancelability type in oldtype.

       If  an  error condition occurs, this routine returns an integer value indicating the type of error.  Possible return values are as follows:
       Successful completion.  The specified type is not PTHREAD_CANCEL_DEFERRED or PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS.

ERRORS

       None

RELATED INFORMATION

       Functions: pthread_cancel(3), pthread_setcancelstate(3), pthread_testcancel(3)

       Manuals: Guide to DECthreads and Programmer's Guide

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