PTHREAD_KEY_CREATE(3)					   BSD Library Functions Manual 				     PTHREAD_KEY_CREATE(3)

NAME

     pthread_key_create -- thread-specific data key creation

SYNOPSIS

     #include <pthread.h>

     int
     pthread_key_create(pthread_key_t *key, void (*destructor)(void *));

DESCRIPTION

     The pthread_key_create() function creates a thread-specific data key that is visible to all threads in the process.  Key values provided by
     pthread_key_create() are opaque objects, used to locate thread-specific data.  Although the same key value may be used by different threads,
     the values bound to the key by pthread_setspecific() are maintained on a per-thread basis and persist for the life of the calling thread.

     Upon key creation, the value NULL is associated with the new key in all active threads.  Upon thread creation, the value NULL is associated
     with all defined keys in the new thread.

     An optional destructor function may be associated with each key value.  If a key value has a non-NULL destructor function pointer, and the
     thread has a non-NULL value associated with the key at the time of thread exit, then the key value is set to NULL and the destructor function
     is called with the previous key value as its argument.  The order of destructor calls at thread exit is unspecified.

     If, after all the destructors have been called for all non-NULL values with associated destructors, there are still some non-NULL values with
     associated destructors, then the process is repeated.  If, after at least [PTHREAD_DESTRUCTOR_ITERATIONS] iterations of destructor calls for
     outstanding non-NULL values, there are still some non-NULL values with associated destructors, the implementation stops calling destructors.

RETURN VALUES

     If successful, the pthread_key_create() function will store the newly created key value at the location specified by key and returns zero.
     Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error.

ERRORS

     pthread_key_create() will fail if:

     [EAGAIN]		The system lacked the necessary resources to create another thread-specific data key, or the system-imposed limit on the
			total number of keys per process [PTHREAD_KEYS_MAX] would be exceeded.

     [ENOMEM]		Insufficient memory exists to create the key.

SEE ALSO

     pthread_getspecific(3), pthread_key_delete(3), pthread_setspecific(3)

STANDARDS

     pthread_key_create() conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996 (``POSIX.1'').

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								   April 4, 1996							       BSD