pthread_cancel(3c) [opensolaris man page]

pthread_cancel(3C)					   Standard C Library Functions 					pthread_cancel(3C)

NAME

       pthread_cancel - cancel execution of a thread

SYNOPSIS

       cc -mt [ flag... ] file... -lpthread [ library... ]
       #include <pthread.h>

       int pthread_cancel(pthread_t target_thread);

DESCRIPTION

       The pthread_cancel() function requests that target_thread be canceled.

       By default, cancellation is deferred until target_thread reaches a cancellation point. See cancellation(5).

       Cancellation  cleanup handlers for target_thread are called when the cancellation is acted on. Upon return of the last cancellation cleanup
       handler, the thread-specific data destructor functions are called for target_thread. target_thread is terminated when the  last	destructor
       function returns.

       A  thread  acting on a cancellation request runs with all signals blocked. All thread termination functions, including cancellation cleanup
       handlers and thread-specific data destructor functions, are called with all signals blocked.

       The cancellation processing in  target_thread runs asynchronously with respect to the calling thread returning from pthread_cancel().

RETURN VALUES

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

ERRORS

       The  pthread_cancel() function may fail if:

       ESRCH	No thread was found with an ID corresponding to that specified by the given thread ID, target_thread.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Committed 		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |MT-Safe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Standard		     |See standards(5). 	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       pthread_cleanup_pop(3C), pthread_cleanup_push(3C), pthread_cond_wait(3C), pthread_cond_timedwait(3C),  pthread_exit(3C),  pthread_join(3C),
       pthread_setcancelstate(3C),  pthread_setcanceltype(3C),	pthread_testcancel(3C),  setjmp(3C), attributes(5), cancellation(5), condition(5),
       standards(5)

NOTES

       See cancellation(5) for a discussion of cancellation concepts.

SunOS 5.11							    2 Nov 2007							pthread_cancel(3C)

pthread_cleanup_push(3C)				   Standard C Library Functions 				  pthread_cleanup_push(3C)

NAME

       pthread_cleanup_push - push a thread cancellation cleanup handler

SYNOPSIS

       cc -mt [ flag... ] file... -lpthread [ library... ]
       #include <pthread.h>

       void pthread_cleanup_push(void (*handler) (void *), void *arg);

DESCRIPTION

       The pthread_cleanup_push() function pushes the specified cancellation cleanup handler routine, handler, onto the cancellation cleanup stack
       of the calling thread.

       When a thread exits or is canceled and its cancellation cleanup	stack is not empty, the cleanup handlers are  invoked  with  the  argument
       arg in  last in, first out (LIFO) order from the cancellation cleanup stack.

       An  exiting  or	cancelled thread runs with all signals blocked. All thread termination functions, including cancellation cleanup handlers,
       are called with all signals blocked.

       The pthread_cleanup_push() and pthread_cleanup_pop(3C) functions can be implemented as macros. The application must ensure that they appear
       as  statements,	and  in pairs within the same lexical scope (that is, the pthread_cleanup_push() macro can be thought to expand to a token
       list whose first token is '{' with pthread_cleanup_pop() expanding to a token list whose last token is the corresponding '}').

       The effect of the use of return, break, continue, and goto to prematurely leave a code block described by a pair of  pthread_cleanup_push()
       and pthread_cleanup_pop() function calls is undefined.

       Using longjmp() or siglongjmp() to jump into or out of a push/pop pair can cause either the matching push or the matching pop statement not
       getting executed.

RETURN VALUES

       The pthread_cleanup_push() function returns no value.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The  pthread_cleanup_push() function will not return an error code of EINTR.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Committed 		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |MT-Safe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Standard		     |See standards(5). 	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       longjmp(3C), pthread_cancel(3C),  pthread_cleanup_pop(3C),  pthread_exit(3C),  pthread_join(3C),  pthread_setcancelstate(3C),  pthread_set-
       canceltype(3C), pthread_testcancel(3C), attributes(5), cancellation(5), condition(5), standards(5)

NOTES

       See cancellation(5) for a discussion of cancellation concepts.

SunOS 5.11							    2 Nov 2007						  pthread_cleanup_push(3C)