pthread_detach(3thr)pthread_detach(3thr)Namepthread_detach - Marks a thread object for deletion
Syntax
#include <pthread.h>
int pthread_detach (thread)
pthread_t *thread;
Arguments
thread Thread object marked for deletion.
Description
This routine indicates that storage for the specified thread is
reclaimed when the thread terminates. This includes storage for the
thread argument's return value. If thread has not terminated when this
routine is called, this routine does not cause it to terminate.
Call this routine when a thread object is no longer referenced. Addi‐
tionally, call this routine for every thread that is created to ensure
that storage for thread objects does not accumulate.
You cannot join with a thread after the thread has been detached.
The results of this routine are unpredictable if the value of thread
refers to a thread object that does not exist.
Return Values
If an error condition occurs, this routine returns -1 and sets errno to
the corresponding error value. Possible return values are as follows.
Return Error Description
0 Successful comple‐
tion.
-1 [EINVAL] The value specified
by thread is
invalid.
-1 [ESRCH] The value specified
by thread does not
refer to an exist‐
ing thread.
pthread_detach(3thr)
