pthread_detach()

Detach thread

Synopsis:

#include <pthread.h>

int pthread_detach( pthread_t thread );

Library:

libc

Description:

The pthread_detach() function detaches thread thread. When a detached thread terminates, all system resources allocated to that thread are immediately reclaimed.

Returns:

EOK: Success.
EINVAL: The thread thread is already detached.
ESRCH: The thread thread doesn't exist.

Classification:

POSIX 1003.1 (Threads)

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

See also:

pthread_join(), ThreadDetach().