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PTHREAD_KILL(2) BSD System Calls Manual PTHREAD_KILL(2) NAME
pthread_kill -- send a signal to a specified thread SYNOPSIS
#include <signal.h> int pthread_kill(pthread_t thread, int sig); DESCRIPTION
The pthread_kill() function sends a signal, specified by sig, to a thread, specified by thread. If sig is 0, error checking is performed, but no signal is actually sent. RETURN VALUES
If successful, pthread_kill() returns 0. Otherwise, an error number is returned. ERRORS
The pthread_kill() function will fail if: [ESRCH] thread is an invalid thread ID. [EINVAL] sig is an invalid or unsupported signal number. [ENOTSUP] thread was not created by pthread_create() and does not support being killed with pthread_kill() LEGACY SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h> #include <signal.h> The include file <pthread.h> is necessary. SEE ALSO
kill(2), pthread_self(3), raise(3), compat(5) STANDARDS
pthread_kill() conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996 (``POSIX.1'') BSD
Feb 05, 2002 BSD