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PTHREAD_KILL_OTHER_THREADS_NP(3)Programmer'sPManual_KILL_OTHER_THREADS_NP(3)
pthread_kill_other_threads_np - terminate all other threads in
process
#include <pthread.h>
void pthread_kill_other_threads_np(void);
pthread_kill_other_threads_np() has an effect only in the
LinuxThreads threading implementation. On that implementation,
calling this function causes the immediate termination of all threads
in the application, except the calling thread. The cancellation
state and cancellation type of the to-be-terminated threads are
ignored, and the cleanup handlers are not called in those threads.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
┌────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│pthread_kill_other_threads_np() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
This function is a nonstandard GNU extension; hence the suffix "_np"
(nonportable) in the name.
pthread_kill_other_threads_np() is intended to be called just before
a thread calls execve(2) or a similar function. This function is
designed to address a limitation in the obsolete LinuxThreads
implementation whereby the other threads of an application are not
automatically terminated (as POSIX.1-2001 requires) during execve(2).
In the NPTL threading implementation, pthread_kill_other_threads_np()
exists, but does nothing. (Nothing needs to be done, because the
implementation does the right thing during an execve(2).)
execve(2), pthread_cancel(3), pthread_setcancelstate(3),
pthread_setcanceltype(3), pthreads(7)
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Linux 2015-03-02 PTHREAD_KILL_OTHER_THREADS_NP(3)