pthread_detach(3) [netbsd man page]

PTHREAD_DETACH(3)					   BSD Library Functions Manual 					 PTHREAD_DETACH(3)

NAME

     pthread_detach -- detach a thread

LIBRARY

     POSIX Threads Library (libpthread, -lpthread)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <pthread.h>

     int
     pthread_detach(pthread_t thread);

DESCRIPTION

     The pthread_detach() function is used to indicate to the implementation that storage for the thread thread can be reclaimed when the thread
     terminates.  If thread has not terminated, pthread_detach() will not cause it to terminate.  The effect of multiple pthread_detach() calls on
     the same target thread is unspecified.

RETURN VALUES

     If successful,  the pthread_detach() function will return zero.  Otherwise an error number will be returned to indicate the error.

ERRORS

     pthread_detach() shall fail if:

     [EINVAL]		The value specified by thread does not refer to a joinable thread.

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

SEE ALSO

     pthread_join(3)

STANDARDS

     The function conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (``POSIX.1'').

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pthread_detach(3T)														pthread_detach(3T)

NAME

       pthread_detach() - mark a thread as detached to reclaim its resources when it terminates

SYNOPSIS

PARAMETERS

	      thread	Thread whose resources are to be reclaimed immediately when it terminates.

DESCRIPTION

       is  used  to detach the thread thread.  When thread terminates, its resources will automatically be reclaimed by the system.  If thread has
       already terminated, causes the resources of thread to be reclaimed by the system.

       does not cause thread to terminate.

       Once a detached thread has terminated, its resources, including the thread ID, may be reused by the system. The return status of a detached
       thread is lost when the thread terminates.

       Calling this function multiple times for the same thread results in undefined behavior.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon successful completion, returns zero. Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error (the variable is not set).

ERRORS

       If any of the following occur, the function returns the corresponding error number:

	      [EINVAL]	     thread does not refer to a joinable thread.

	      [ESRCH]	     No thread could be found corresponding to thread.

AUTHOR

       was derived from the IEEE POSIX P1003.1c standard.

SEE ALSO

       pthread_create(3T), pthread_join(3T), wait(2).

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

								  Pthread Library						pthread_detach(3T)