redhat man page for pthread_exit

PTHREAD_EXIT(3) 					     Library Functions Manual						   PTHREAD_EXIT(3)

NAME
       pthread_exit - terminate the calling thread

SYNOPSIS
       #include <pthread.h>

       void pthread_exit(void *retval);

DESCRIPTION
       pthread_exit  terminates  the  execution  of  the  calling  thread.   All  cleanup  handlers that have been set for the calling thread with
       pthread_cleanup_push(3) are executed in reverse order (the most recently pushed handler is  executed  first).  Finalization  functions  for
       thread-specific	data  are  then  called  for  all  keys  that  have  non-  NULL  values  associated  with  them in the calling thread (see
       pthread_key_create(3)).	Finally, execution of the calling thread is stopped.

       The retval argument is the return value of the thread. It can be consulted from another thread using pthread_join(3).

RETURN VALUE
       The pthread_exit function never returns.

AUTHOR
       Xavier Leroy <Xavier.Leroy@inria.fr>

SEE ALSO
       pthread_create(3), pthread_join(3).

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