pthread_equal(3) — Linux manual page

pthread_equal(3)        Library Functions Manual        pthread_equal(3)

NAME         top

       pthread_equal - compare thread IDs

LIBRARY         top

       POSIX threads library (libpthread, -lpthread)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <pthread.h>

       int pthread_equal(pthread_t t1, pthread_t t2);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The pthread_equal() function compares two thread identifiers.

RETURN VALUE         top

       If the two thread IDs are equal, pthread_equal() returns a
       nonzero value; otherwise, it returns 0.

ERRORS         top

       This function always succeeds.

ATTRIBUTES         top

       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
       attributes(7).

       ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
       │Interface                             │ Attribute     │ Value   │
       ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
       │pthread_equal()                       │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
       └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

STANDARDS         top

       POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY         top

       POSIX.1-2001.

NOTES         top

       The pthread_equal() function is necessary because thread IDs
       should be considered opaque: there is no portable way for
       applications to directly compare two pthread_t values.

SEE ALSO         top

       pthread_create(3), pthread_self(3), pthreads(7)

Linux man-pages 6.04           2023-03-30               pthread_equal(3)

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