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pthread_attr_getname_np(3)				     Library Functions Manual					pthread_attr_getname_np(3)

NAME
pthread_attr_getname_np - Obtain the object name attribute in a thread attributes object. LIBRARY
DECthreads POSIX 1003.1c Library (libpthread.so) SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h> int pthread_attr_getname_np( const pthread_attr_t *attr, char *name, size_t len, void **mbz); PARAMETERS
Address of the thread attributes object whose object name attribute is to be obtained. Location to store the obtained object name. Length in bytes of buffer at the location specified by name. Reserved for future use. The value must be zero (0). DESCRIPTION
This routine copies the object name attribute from the thread attributes object specified by attr to the buffer at the location name. Before calling this routine, your program must allocate the buffer indicated by name. A new thread created using the thread attributes object is initialized with the object name that was set in that attributes object. The object name is a C language string and provides an identifier that is meaningful to a person debugging a DECthreads-based multithreaded application. The maximum number of characters in the object name is 31. If the specified thread attributes object has not been previously set with an object name, this routine copies a C language null string into the buffer at location name. This routine contrasts with pthread_getname_np, which obtains the object name from the thread object for an existing thread. RETURN VALUES
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 value specified by attr is invalid. ERRORS
None RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: pthread_attr_setname_np(3), pthread_getname_np(3), pthread_setname_np(3) Manuals: Guide to DECthreads and Programmer's Guide delim off pthread_attr_getname_np(3)

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pthread_attr_getscope(3)				     Library Functions Manual					  pthread_attr_getscope(3)

NAME
pthread_attr_getscope - Obtains the contention scope attribute of the specified thread attributes object. LIBRARY
DECthreads POSIX 1003.1c Library (libpthread.so) SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h> int pthread_attr_getscope( const pthread_attr_t *attr, int *scope); STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows: IEEE Std 1003.1c-1995, POSIX System Application Program Interface PARAMETERS
Address of the thread attributes object whose contention scope attribute is obtained. Receives the value of the contention scope attribute of the thread attributes object specified by attr. DESCRIPTION
This routine obtains the value of the contention scope attribute of the thread attributes object specified in the attr argument and stores it in the location specified by the scope argument. The specified attributes object must already be initialized at the time this routine is called. The contention scope attribute specifies the set of threads with which a thread must compete for processing resources. The contention scope attribute specifies whether the new thread competes for processing resources only with other threads in its own process, called process contention scope, or with all threads on the system, called system contention scope. DECthreads selects at most one thread to execute on each processor at any point in time. DECthreads resolves the contention based on each thread's scheduling attributes (for example, priority) and scheduling policy (for example, round-robin). A thread created using a thread attributes object whose contention scope attribute is set to PTHREAD_SCOPE_PROCESS contends for processing resources with other threads within its own process that also were created with PTHREAD_SCOPE_PROCESS. It is unspecified how such threads are scheduled relative to threads in other processes or threads in the same process that were created with PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM contention scope. A thread created using a thread attributes object whose contention scope attribute is set to PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM contends for processing resources with other threads in any process that also were created with PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM. NOTES
The value of the contention scope attribute of a particular thread attributes object does not necessarily correspond to the actual schedul- ing contention scope of any existing thread in your multithreaded program. RETURN VALUES
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 value specified by attr is not a valid thread attributes object. This routine is not supported by the imple- mentation. ERRORS
None RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: pthread_attr_init(3), pthread_attr_setscope(3) Manuals: Guide to DECthreads and Programmer's Guide delim off pthread_attr_getscope(3)
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