pthread_tryjoin_np(3) Library Functions Manual pthread_tryjoin_np(3)
NAME
pthread_tryjoin_np, pthread_timedjoin_np - try to join with a terminated
thread
LIBRARY
POSIX threads library (libpthread, -lpthread)
SYNOPSIS
#define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
#include <pthread.h>
int pthread_tryjoin_np(pthread_t thread, void **retval);
int pthread_timedjoin_np(pthread_t thread, void **retval,
const struct timespec *abstime);
DESCRIPTION
These functions operate in the same way as pthread_join(3), except for
the differences described on this page.
The pthread_tryjoin_np() function performs a nonblocking join with the
thread thread, returning the exit status of the thread in *retval. If
thread has not yet terminated, then instead of blocking, as is done by
pthread_join(3), the call returns an error.
The pthread_timedjoin_np() function performs a join-with-timeout. If
thread has not yet terminated, then the call blocks until a maximum
time, specified in abstime, measured against the CLOCK_REALTIME clock.
If the timeout expires before thread terminates, the call returns an er-
ror. The abstime argument is a timespec(3) structure, specifying an ab-
solute time measured since the Epoch (see time(2)).
RETURN VALUE
On success, these functions return 0; on error, they return an error
number.
ERRORS
These functions can fail with the same errors as pthread_join(3).
pthread_tryjoin_np() can in addition fail with the following error:
EBUSY thread had not yet terminated at the time of the call.
pthread_timedjoin_np() can in addition fail with the following errors:
EINVAL abstime value is invalid (tv_sec is less than 0 or tv_nsec is
greater than 1e9).
ETIMEDOUT
The call timed out before thread terminated.
pthread_timedjoin_np() never returns the error EINTR.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
┌────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│ Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│ pthread_tryjoin_np(), │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
│ pthread_timedjoin_np() │ │ │
└────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
STANDARDS
GNU; hence the suffix "_np" (nonportable) in the names.
HISTORY
glibc 2.3.3.
BUGS
The pthread_timedjoin_np() function measures time by internally calcu-
lating a relative sleep interval that is then measured against the
CLOCK_MONOTONIC clock instead of the CLOCK_REALTIME clock. Conse-
quently, the timeout is unaffected by discontinuous changes to the
CLOCK_REALTIME clock.
EXAMPLES
The following code waits to join for up to 5 seconds:
struct timespec ts;
int s;
...
if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts) == -1) {
/* Handle error */
}
ts.tv_sec += 5;
s = pthread_timedjoin_np(thread, NULL, &ts);
if (s != 0) {
/* Handle error */
}
SEE ALSO
clock_gettime(2), pthread_exit(3), pthread_join(3), timespec(3),
pthreads(7)
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