NAME
pthread_detach —
detach a thread
LIBRARY
library “libpthread”
SYNOPSIS
#include
<pthread.h>
int
pthread_detach(pthread_t
thread);
DESCRIPTION
Thepthread_detach()
function is used to indicate to the implementation that storage for the thread
thread can be reclaimed when the thread terminates. If
thread has not terminated,
pthread_detach() will not cause it to terminate. The
effect of multiple pthread_detach() calls on the same
target thread is unspecified.
RETURN VALUES
If successful, the pthread_detach()
function will return zero. Otherwise an error number will be returned to
indicate the error.
ERRORS
pthread_detach() shall fail if:
- [
EINVAL] - The value specified by thread does not refer to a joinable thread.
- [
ESRCH] - No thread could be found corresponding to that specified by the given thread ID, thread.
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS
The function conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (“POSIX.1”).