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PTHREAD_KILL(3P)        POSIX Programmer's Manual       PTHREAD_KILL(3P)

PROLOG         top

       This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The
       Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
       corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior),
       or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME         top

       pthread_kill — send a signal to a thread

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <signal.h>

       int pthread_kill(pthread_t thread, int sig);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The pthread_kill() function shall request that a signal be
       delivered to the specified thread.

       As in kill(), if sig is zero, error checking shall be performed
       but no signal shall actually be sent.

RETURN VALUE         top

       Upon successful completion, the function shall return a value of
       zero.  Otherwise, the function shall return an error number. If
       the pthread_kill() function fails, no signal shall be sent.

ERRORS         top

       The pthread_kill() function shall fail if:

       EINVAL The value of the sig argument is an invalid or unsupported
              signal number.

       The pthread_kill() function shall not return an error code of
       [EINTR].

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES         top

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE         top

       The pthread_kill() function provides a mechanism for
       asynchronously directing a signal at a thread in the calling
       process. This could be used, for example, by one thread to affect
       broadcast delivery of a signal to a set of threads.

       Note that pthread_kill() only causes the signal to be handled in
       the context of the given thread; the signal action (termination
       or stopping) affects the process as a whole.

RATIONALE         top

       If an implementation detects use of a thread ID after the end of
       its lifetime, it is recommended that the function should fail and
       report an [ESRCH] error.

       Existing implementations vary on the result of a pthread_kill()
       with a thread ID indicating an inactive thread (a terminated
       thread that has not been detached or joined). Some indicate
       success on such a call, while others give an error of [ESRCH].
       Since the definition of thread lifetime in this volume of
       POSIX.1‐2017 covers inactive threads, the [ESRCH] error as
       described is inappropriate in this case. In particular, this
       means that an application cannot have one thread check for
       termination of another with pthread_kill().

FUTURE DIRECTIONS         top

       A future version of this standard may require that pthread_kill()
       not fail with [ESRCH] in the case of sending signals to an
       inactive thread (a terminated thread not yet detached or joined),
       even though no signal will be delivered because the thread is no
       longer running.

SEE ALSO         top

       kill(3p), pthread_self(3p), raise(3p)

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, signal.h(0p)

COPYRIGHT         top

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
       form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
       Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
       Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
       (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
       Engineers, Inc and The Open Group.  In the event of any
       discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The
       Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group
       Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be
       obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

       Any typographical or formatting errors that appear in this page
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