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PTHREAD_DETACH(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual PTHREAD_DETACH(3P)
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux
implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
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the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
pthread_detach — detach a thread
#include <pthread.h>
int pthread_detach(pthread_t thread);
The pthread_detach() function shall indicate to the implementation
that storage for the thread thread can be reclaimed when that thread
terminates. If thread has not terminated, pthread_detach() shall not
cause it to terminate.
The behavior is undefined if the value specified by the thread
argument to pthread_detach() does not refer to a joinable thread.
If the call succeeds, pthread_detach() shall return 0; otherwise, an
error number shall be returned to indicate the error.
The pthread_detach() function shall not return an error code of
[EINTR].
The following sections are informative.
None.
None.
The pthread_join() or pthread_detach() functions should eventually be
called for every thread that is created so that storage associated
with the thread may be reclaimed.
It has been suggested that a ``detach'' function is not necessary;
the detachstate thread creation attribute is sufficient, since a
thread need never be dynamically detached. However, need arises in at
least two cases:
1. In a cancellation handler for a pthread_join() it is nearly
essential to have a pthread_detach() function in order to detach
the thread on which pthread_join() was waiting. Without it, it
would be necessary to have the handler do another pthread_join()
to attempt to detach the thread, which would both delay the
cancellation processing for an unbounded period and introduce a
new call to pthread_join(), which might itself need a
cancellation handler. A dynamic detach is nearly essential in
this case.
2. In order to detach the ``initial thread'' (as may be desirable in
processes that set up server threads).
If an implementation detects that the value specified by the thread
argument to pthread_detach() does not refer to a joinable thread, it
is recommended that the function should fail and report an [EINVAL]
error.
If an implementation detects use of a thread ID after the end of its
lifetime, it is recommended that the function should fail and report
an [ESRCH] error.
None.
pthread_join(3p)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, pthread.h(0p)
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