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THRD_CREATE(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual THRD_CREATE(3)
NAME
call_once, cnd_broadcast, cnd_destroy, cnd_init, cnd_signal,
cnd_timedwait, cnd_wait, mtx_destroy, mtx_init, mtx_lock, mtx_timedlock,
mtx_trylock, mtx_unlock, thrd_create, thrd_current, thrd_detach,
thrd_equal, thrd_exit, thrd_join, thrd_sleep, thrd_yield, tss_create,
tss_delete, tss_get, tss_set - C11 threads interface
LIBRARY
C11 Threads Library (libstdthreads, -lstdthreads)
SYNOPSIS
#include <threads.h>
void
call_once(once_flag *flag, void (*func)(void));
int
cnd_broadcast(cnd_t *cond);
void
cnd_destroy(cnd_t *cond);
int
cnd_init(cnd_t *cond);
int
cnd_signal(cnd_t *cond);
int
cnd_timedwait(cnd_t * restrict cond, mtx_t * restrict mtx,
const struct timespec * restrict ts);
int
cnd_wait(cnd_t *cond, mtx_t *mtx);
void
mtx_destroy(mtx_t *mtx);
int
mtx_init(mtx_t *mtx, int type);
int
mtx_lock(mtx_t *mtx);
int
mtx_timedlock(mtx_t * restrict mtx, const struct timespec * restrict ts);
int
mtx_trylock(mtx_t *mtx);
int
mtx_unlock(mtx_t *mtx);
int
thrd_create(thrd_t *thr, int (*func)(void *), void *arg);
thrd_t
_Noreturn void
thrd_exit(int res);
int
thrd_join(thrd_t thr, int *res);
int
thrd_sleep(const struct timespec *duration, struct timespec *remaining);
void
thrd_yield(void);
int
tss_create(tss_t *key, void (*dtor)(void *));
void
tss_delete(tss_t key);
void *
tss_get(tss_t key);
int
tss_set(tss_t key, void *val);
DESCRIPTION
As of ISO/IEC 9899:2011 ("ISO C11"), the C standard includes an API for
writing multithreaded applications. Since POSIX.1 already includes a
threading API that is used by virtually any multithreaded application,
the interface provided by the C standard can be considered superfluous.
In this implementation, the threading interface is therefore implemented
as a light-weight layer on top of existing interfaces. The functions to
which these routines are mapped, are listed in the following table.
Please refer to the documentation of the POSIX equivalent functions for
more information.
Function POSIX equivalent
call_once() pthread_once(3)
cnd_broadcast() pthread_cond_broadcast(3)
cnd_destroy() pthread_cond_destroy(3)
cnd_init() pthread_cond_init(3)
cnd_signal() pthread_cond_signal(3)
cnd_timedwait() pthread_cond_timedwait(3)
cnd_wait() pthread_cond_wait(3)
mtx_destroy() pthread_mutex_destroy(3)
mtx_init() pthread_mutex_init(3)
mtx_lock() pthread_mutex_lock(3)
mtx_timedlock() pthread_mutex_timedlock(3)
mtx_trylock() pthread_mutex_trylock(3)
mtx_unlock() pthread_mutex_unlock(3)
thrd_create() pthread_create(3)
thrd_current() pthread_self(3)
thrd_detach() pthread_detach(3)
thrd_equal() pthread_equal(3)
thrd_exit() pthread_exit(3)
thrd_join() pthread_join(3)
thrd_sleep() nanosleep(2)
thrd_yield() pthread_yield(3)
thrd_join(), whereas the pthread_exit() function uses a pointer.
The mutex created by mtx_init() can be of type mtx_plain or mtx_timed to
distinguish between a mutex that supports mtx_timedlock(). This type can
be or'd with mtx_recursive to create a mutex that allows recursive
acquisition. These properties are normally set using
pthread_mutex_init()'s attr parameter.
RETURN VALUES
If successful, the cnd_broadcast(), cnd_init(), cnd_signal(),
cnd_timedwait(), cnd_wait(), mtx_init(), mtx_lock(), mtx_timedlock(),
mtx_trylock(), mtx_unlock(), thrd_create(), thrd_detach(), thrd_equal(),
thrd_join(), thrd_sleep(), tss_create() and tss_set() functions return
thrd_success. Otherwise an error code will be returned to indicate the
error.
The thrd_current() function returns the thread ID of the calling thread.
The tss_get() function returns the thread-specific data value associated
with the given key. If no thread-specific data value is associated with
key, then the value NULL is returned.
ERRORS
The cnd_init() and thrd_create() functions will fail if:
thrd_nomem The system has insufficient memory.
The cnd_timedwait() and mtx_timedlock() functions will fail if:
thrd_timedout The system time has reached or exceeded the time specified
in ts before the operation could be completed.
The mtx_trylock() function will fail if:
thrd_busy The mutex is already locked.
In all other cases, these functions may fail by returning general error
code thrd_error.
SEE ALSO
nanosleep(2), pthread(3)
STANDARDS
These functions are expected to conform to ISO/IEC 9899:2011 ("ISO C11").
HISTORY
These functions appeared in FreeBSD 10.0.
AUTHORS
Ed Schouten <ed@FreeBSD.org>
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11 December 26, 2011 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11