pthread_detach(3T)pthread_detach(3T)NAMEpthread_detach() - mark a thread as detached to reclaim its resources
when it terminates
SYNOPSISPARAMETERS
thread Thread whose resources are to be reclaimed immediately
when it terminates.
DESCRIPTION
is used to detach the thread thread. When thread terminates, its
resources will automatically be reclaimed by the system. If thread has
already terminated, causes the resources of thread to be reclaimed by
the system.
does not cause thread to terminate.
Once a detached thread has terminated, its resources, including the
thread ID, may be reused by the system. The return status of a detached
thread is lost when the thread terminates.
Calling this function multiple times for the same thread results in
undefined behavior.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, returns zero. Otherwise, an error number is
returned to indicate the error (the variable is not set).
ERRORS
If any of the following occur, the function returns the corresponding
error number:
[EINVAL] thread does not refer to a joinable thread.
[ESRCH] No thread could be found corresponding to thread.
AUTHOR
was derived from the IEEE POSIX P1003.1c standard.
SEE ALSOpthread_create(3T), pthread_join(3T), wait(2).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
Pthread Library pthread_detach(3T)