pthread_attr_init_destroy(3)

NAME

pthread_attr_destroy, pthread_attr_init – thread attribute operations

SYNOPSIS

#include <pthread.h>

int

pthread_attr_destroy(pthread_attr_t *attr);

int

pthread_attr_init(pthread_attr_t *attr);

DESCRIPTION

Thread attributes are used to specify parameters to pthread_create(). One attribute object can be used in multiple calls to pthread_create(), with or without modifications between calls.

The pthread_attr_init() function initializes attr with all the default thread attributes.

The pthread_attr_destroy() function destroys attr.

RETURN VALUES

If successful, these functions return 0. Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.

ERRORS

pthread_attr_init() will fail if:

[ENOMEM]: Out of memory.

pthread_attr_destroy() will fail if:

[EINVAL]: Invalid value for attr.

STANDARDS