Use pthread_setcanceltype(3T) to set the cancellation type to either deferred or asynchronous mode. When a thread is created, the cancellation type is set to deferred mode by default. In deferred mode, the thread can be cancelled only at cancellation points. In asynchronous mode, a thread can be cancelled at any point during its execution. Using asynchronous mode is discouraged.
Prototype: int pthread_setcanceltype(int type, int *oldtype);
#include <pthread.h> int oldtype; int ret; /* deferred mode */ ret = pthread_setcanceltype(PTHREAD_CANCEL_DEFERRED, &oldtype); /* async mode*/ ret = pthread_setcanceltype(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS, &oldtype);
pthread_setcanceltype() returns zero after completing successfully. Any other returned value indicates that an error occurred. When the following condition occurs, the function fails and returns the corresponding value.