pthread_kill()

Send a signal to a thread

Synopsis:

#include <signal.h>

int pthread_kill( pthread_t thread,
                  int sig );

Library:

libc

Description:

The pthread_kill() function sends the signal sig to the thread thread. The target thread and calling thread must be in the same process. If sig is zero, error checking is performed but no signal is sent.

Returns:

EOK: Success.
EAGAIN: Insufficient system resources are available to deliver the signal.
ESRCH: Invalid thread ID thread.
EINVAL: Invalid signal number sig.

Classification:

POSIX 1003.1 (Threads)

Safety:
Cancellation point	No
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	Yes
Thread	Yes

See also:

kill(), ThreadDestroy()