pthread_join(3)
NAME
pthread_join -- wait for thread termination
LIBRARY
Reentrant C Library (libc_r, -lc_r) POSIX Threads Library (libpthread, -lpthread) 1:1 Threading Library (libthr, -lthr)
SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h> int pthread_join(pthread_t thread, void **value_ptr);
DESCRIPTION
The pthread_join() function suspends execution of the calling thread until the target thread terminates unless the target thread has already terminated. On return from a successful pthread_join() call with a non-NULL value_ptr argument, the value passed to pthread_exit() by the terminating thread is stored in the location referenced by value_ptr. When a pthread_join() returns successfully, the target thread has been terminated. The results of multiple simultaneous calls to pthread_join() specifying the same tar- get thread are undefined. If the thread calling pthread_join() is can- celled, then the target thread is not detached. A thread that has exited but remains unjoined counts against [_POSIX_THREAD_THREADS_MAX].
RETURN VALUES
If successful, the pthread_join() function will return zero. Otherwise an error number will be returned to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The pthread_join() function will fail if: [EINVAL] The implementation has detected that the value speci- fied by thread does not refer to a joinable thread. [ESRCH] No thread could be found corresponding to that speci- fied by the given thread ID, thread. [EDEADLK] A deadlock was detected or the value of thread speci- fies the calling thread.
SEE ALSO
wait(2), pthread_create(3)
STANDARDS
The pthread_join() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996 (``POSIX.1''). FreeBSD 5.4 April 4, 1996 FreeBSD 5.4
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