The POSIX-THREADS API is a compatible implementation of the POSIX 1003.1 pthread API.
The POSIX threads API is summarized in the following table:
Function |
Description |
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pthread_attr_init() |
Initialize a thread attribute object |
pthread_attr_destroy() |
Destroy a thread attribute object |
pthread_attr_setstacksize() |
Set the stacksize attribute |
pthread_attr_getstacksize() |
Get the stacksize attribute |
pthread_attr_setstackaddr() |
Set the stackaddr attribute |
pthread_attr_getstackaddr() |
Get the stackaddr attribute |
pthread_attr_setdetachstate() |
Set the detachstate attribute |
pthread_attr_getdetachstate() |
Get the detachstate attribute |
pthread_attr_setscope() |
Set the contention scope attribute |
pthread_attr_getscope() |
Get the contention scope attribute |
pthread_attr_setinheritsched() |
Set the scheduling inheritance attribute |
pthread_attr_getinheritsched() |
Get the scheduling inheritance attribute |
pthread_attr_setschedpolicy() |
Set the scheduling policy attribute |
pthread_attr_getschedpolicy() |
Get the scheduling policy attribute |
pthread_attr_setschedparam() |
Set the scheduling parameter attribute |
pthread_attr_getschedparam() |
Get the scheduling parameter attribute |
pthread_cancel() |
Cancel execution of a thread |
pthread_cleanup_pop() |
Pop a thread cancellation clean-up handler |
pthread_cleanup_push() |
Push a thread cancellation clean-up handler |
pthread_cond_init() |
Initialize a condition variable |
pthread_cond_destroy() |
Destroy a condition variable |
pthread_cond_signal() |
Signal a condition variable |
pthread_cond_broadcast() |
Broadcast a condition variable |
pthread_cond_wait() |
Wait on a condition variable |
pthread_cond_timedwait() |
Wait with timeout on a condition variable |
pthread_condattr_init() |
Initialize a condition variable attribute object |
pthread_condattr_destroy() |
Destroy a condition variable attribute object |
pthread_create() |
Create a thread |
pthread_equal() |
Compare thread identifiers |
pthread_exit() |
Terminate the calling thread |
pthread_join() |
Wait for thread termination |
pthread_key_create() |
Create a thread-specific data key |
pthread_key_delete() |
Delete a thread-specific data key |
pthread_kill() |
Send a signal to a thread |
pthread_mutex_init() |
Initialize a mutex |
pthread_mutex_destroy() |
Delete a mutex |
pthread_mutex_lock() |
Lock a mutex |
pthread_mutex_trylock() |
Attempt to lock a mutex without waiting |
pthread_mutex_unlock() |
Unlock a mutex |
pthread_mutexattr_init() |
Initialize a mutex attribute object |
pthread_mutexattr_destroy() |
Destroy a mutex attribute object |
pthread_once() |
Initialize a library dynamically |
pthread_self() |
Get the identifier of the calling thread |
pthread_setcancelstate() |
Enable or disable cancellation |
pthread_setschedparam() |
Set the current scheduling policy and parameters of a thread |
pthread_getschedparam() |
Get the current scheduling policy and parameters of a thread |
pthread_setspecific() |
Associate a thread-specific value with a key |
pthread_testcancel() |
Create cancellation point in the caller |
pthread_getspecific() |
Retrieve the thread-specific value associated with a key |
pthread_yield, sched_yield() |
Yield the processor to another thread |
sched_get_priority_max() |
Get maximum priority for policy |
sched_get_priority_min() |
Get minimum priority for policy |
sched_rr_get_interval() |
Get time quantum for SCHED_RR policy |
sysconf() |
Get configurable system variables |