(3pthread) - POSIX threads library routines

Intro

introduction to the POSIX Threads Library

intro

Introduction to the POSIX Threads Library

pthread_atfork

register fork handlers

pthread_attr_destroy

destroy threads attribute object

pthread_attr_getdetachstate

get detachstate attribute

pthread_attr_getinheritsched

get inheritsched attribute

pthread_attr_getschedparam

get schedparam attribute

pthread_attr_getschedpolicy

get schedpolicy attribute

pthread_attr_getscope

get contentionscope attribute

pthread_attr_getstackaddr

get stackaddr attribute

pthread_attr_getstacksize

get stacksize attribute

pthread_attr_init, pthread_attr_destroy

initialise and destroy threads attribute object

pthread_attr_setdetachstate, pthread_attr_getdetachstate

set and get detachstate attribute

pthread_attr_setinheritsched, pthread_attr_getinheritsched

set and get inheritsched attribute

pthread_attr_setschedparam, pthread_attr_getschedparam

set and get schedparam attribute

pthread_attr_setschedpolicy, pthread_attr_getschedpolicy

set and get schedpolicy attribute

pthread_attr_setscope, pthread_attr_getscope

set and get contentionscope attribute

pthread_attr_setstackaddr, pthread_attr_getstackaddr

set and get stackaddr attribute

pthread_attr_setstacksize, pthread_attr_getstacksize

set and get stacksize attribute

pthread_cancel

cancel execution of a thread

pthread_cleanup_pop

pop a cancellation handler

pthread_cleanup_pop, pthread_cleanup_push

establish cancellation handlers

pthread_cleanup_push

push a cancellation handler

pthread_condattr_destroy

destroy condition variable attributes object

pthread_condattr_getpshared, pthread_condattr_setpshared

get and set the process-shared condition variable attributes

pthread_condattr_init, pthread_condattr_destroy

initialise and destroy condition variable attributes object

pthread_condattr_setpshared

set the process-shared condition variable attributes

pthread_cond_broadcast

wake up all threads waiting on a condition variable

pthread_cond_destroy

destroy a condition variable

pthread_cond_init, pthread_cond_destroy

initialize or destroy a condition variable

pthread_cond_signal, pthread_cond_broadcast

wake up threads waiting on a condition variable

pthread_cond_timedwait

wait on a condition variable for a limited time

pthread_cond_wait, pthread_cond_timedwait

wait on a condition variable

pthread_create

thread creation

pthread_detach

detach a thread

pthread_equal

compare thread IDs

pthread_exit

thread termination

pthread_getconcurrency

retrieve a level of concurrency

pthread_getschedparam, pthread_setschedparam

dynamic thread scheduling parameters access

pthread_getspecific

get thread-specific data

pthread_join

join control paths with another thread

pthread_key_create

create thread-specific data key

pthread_key_delete

delete thread-specific data key

pthread_kill

send a signal to a sibling thread

pthread_mutexattr_destroy

destroy mutex attributes object

pthread_mutexattr_getprioceiling

get prioceiling attribute of mutex attribute

pthread_mutexattr_getprotocol

get protocol attribute of mutex attribute object

pthread_mutexattr_getpshared

get process-shared attribute

pthread_mutexattr_gettype

get a mutex type

pthread_mutexattr_gettype, pthread_mutexattr_settype

get, set, a mutex type

pthread_mutexattr_init

initialize mutex attributes object

pthread_mutexattr_init, pthread_mutexattr_destroy

initialize, destroy mutex attributes object

pthread_mutexattr_setprioceiling

set prioceiling attribute of mutex attribute

pthread_mutexattr_setprioceiling, pthread_mutexattr_getprioceiling

set, get, prioceiling attribute of mutex attribute

pthread_mutexattr_setprotocol

set protocol attribute of mutex attribute object

pthread_mutexattr_setprotocol, pthread_mutexattr_getprotocol

set, get protocol attribute of mutex attribute object

pthread_mutexattr_setpshared

set process-shared attribute

pthread_mutexattr_setpshared, pthread_mutexattr_getpshared

set, get process-shared attribute

pthread_mutexattr_settype

set a mutex type

pthread_mutex_destroy

destroy a mutex

pthread_mutex_getprioceiling

get priority ceiling of a mutex

pthread_mutex_init

initialize a mutex

pthread_mutex_init, pthread_mutex_destroy

initialize, destroy a mutex

pthread_mutex_lock

lock a mutex

pthread_mutex_lock, pthread_mutex_trylock, pthread_mutex_unlock

lock, unlock a mutex

pthread_mutex_setprioceiling

set priority ceiling of a mutex

pthread_mutex_setprioceiling, pthread_mutex_getprioceiling

set, get, priority ceiling of a mutex

pthread_mutex_trylock

attempt to lock a mutex once

pthread_mutex_unlock

unlock a mutex

pthread_once

dynamic package initialization

pthread_rwlockattr_destroy

destroy read-write lock attributes object

pthread_rwlockattr_getpshared

get process-shared attribute of read-write lock

pthread_rwlockattr_init

initialize, destroy, read-write lock attributes object

pthread_rwlockattr_init

initialize read-write lock attributes object

pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared

set process-shared attribute of read-write lock

pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared, pthread_rwlockattr_getpshared

set, get, process-shared attribute of read-write lock

pthread_rwlock_destroy

destroy a reader-writer lock

pthread_rwlock_init

initialize a reader-writer lock

pthread_rwlock_init, pthread_rwlock_destroy

initialize, destroy, a read-write lock

pthread_rwlock_rdlock

lock a read-write lock in read mode

pthread_rwlock_rdlock, pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock

lock, attempt to lock, a read-write lock in read mode

pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock

attempt to lock a read-write lock in read mode

pthread_rwlock_trywrlock

conditionally acquire a reader-writer lock in write mode

pthread_rwlock_unlock

release a read-write lock

pthread_rwlock_wrlock

acquire a reader-writer lock in write mode

pthread_rwlock_wrlock, pthread_rwlock_trywrlock

acquire a read-write lock in write mode

pthread_self

get thread identifier of the calling thread

pthread_setcancelstate

set cancelability state

pthread_setcancelstate, pthread_setcanceltype, pthread_testcancel

set cancelability state

pthread_setcanceltype

set cancelability type

pthread_setconcurrency

request a level of concurrency

pthread_setconcurrency, pthread_getconcurrency

request, retrieve a level of concurrency

pthread_setschedparam

dynamic thread scheduling parameters access

pthread_setspecific

set thread-specific data

pthread_setspecific, pthread_getspecific

thread-specific data management

pthread_sigmask

change or examine the signal mask of a thread

pthread_testcancel

create a cancellation point in the calling thread

sched_yield

yield the processor

sem_close

close a named semaphore

sem_destroy

destroy an unnamed semaphore

sem_getvalue

get the value of a semaphore

sem_init

initialize an unnamed semaphore

sem_open

initialize and open a named semaphore

sem_post

unlock a semaphore

sem_trywait

attempt to lock a semaphore

sem_unlink

remove a named semaphore

sem_wait

lock a semaphore

sem_wait, sem_trywait

lock, attempt to lock, a semaphore

sigwait

wait for a signal to be posted