pthread_cancel()

Cancel thread

Synopsis:

#include <pthread.h>

int pthread_cancel( pthread_t thread );

Library:

libc

Description:

The pthread_cancel() function requests that the target thread thread be canceled (terminated). The cancellation type and state of the target determine when the cancellation takes effect. When the cancellation is acted on, the target's cancellation cleanup handlers are called. When the last cancellation cleanup handler returns, the target's thread specific data destructor functions are called. When the last destructor function returns, the target is terminated. Cancellation processing in the target thread runs asynchronously with respect to the calling thread.

Returns:

EOK

Success.

ESRCH

No thread with thread ID thread exists.

Classification:

POSIX 1003.1 (Threads)

See also:

pthread_cleanup_push(), pthread_cleanup_pop(), pthread_cond_wait(), pthread_cond_timedwait(), pthread_exit(), pthread_join(), pthread_key_create(), pthread_setcancelstate(), pthread_setcanceltype(), pthread_testcancel(), ThreadCancel().