PTHREAD_TESTCANCEL(3) | Linux Programmer's Manual | PTHREAD_TESTCANCEL(3) |
NAME
pthread_testcancel - request delivery of any pending cancellation requestSYNOPSIS
#include<pthread.h>
void
pthread_testcancel(void);
Compile and link with -pthread.
DESCRIPTION
Calling pthread_testcancel() creates a cancellation point within the calling thread, so that a thread that is otherwise executing code that contains no cancellation points will respond to a cancellation request.RETURN VALUE
This function does not return a value. If the calling thread is canceled as a consequence of a call to this function, then the function does not return.ERRORS
This function always succeeds.CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001.EXAMPLE
See pthread_cleanup_push(3).SEE ALSO
pthread_cancel(3), pthread_cleanup_push(3), pthread_setcancelstate(3), pthreads(7)COLOPHON
This page is part of release 3.53 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.2012-04-14 | Linux |