PTHREAD_DETACH(3C)PTHREAD_DETACH(3C)NAMEpthread_detach - detach a thread
SYNOPSIS
cc -mt [ flag... ] file... -lpthread [ library... ]
#include <pthread.h>
int pthread_detach(pthread_t thread);
DESCRIPTION
The pthread_detach() function is used to indicate to the implementation
that storage for the thread thread can be reclaimed when that thread
terminates. In other words, pthread_detach() dynamically resets the
detachstate attribute of the thread to PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED. After
a successful call to this function, it would not be necessary to
reclaim the thread using pthread_join(). See pthread_join(3C). If
thread has not terminated, pthread_detach() will not cause it to termi‐
nate. The effect of multiple pthread_detach() calls on the same target
thread is unspecified.
RETURN VALUES
If successful, pthread_detach() returns 0. Otherwise, an error number
is returned to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The pthread_detach() function will fail if:
EINVAL
The implementation has detected that the value specified by
thread does not refer to a joinable thread.
ESRCH
No thread could be found corresponding to that specified by
the given thread ID.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌────────────────────┬─────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │ Standard │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│MT-Level │ MT-Safe │
└────────────────────┴─────────────────┘
SEE ALSOpthread_create(3C), pthread_join(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)
Mar 23, 2005 PTHREAD_DETACH(3C)