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cc –mt [ flag... ] file...– lpthread [ library... ] #include <pthread.h>int pthread_attr_setscope(pthread_attr_t *attr, int contentionscope);
The pthread_attr_setscope() and pthread_attr_getscope() functions are used to set and get the contentionscope attribute in the attr object.
The pthread_attr_setscope() and pthread_attr_getscope() functions set and get the contentionscope thread attribute in the attr object. The contentionscope value may be set to the following:
Indicates system scheduling contention scope. This thread is permanently "bound" to an LWP, and is also called a bound thread.
Indicates process scheduling contention scope. This thread is not "bound" to an LWP, and is also called an unbound thread. PTHREAD_SCOPE_PROCESS, or unbound, is the default.
PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM and PTHREAD_SCOPE_PROCESS are defined by the header <pthread.h>.
If successful, the pthread_attr_setscope() and pthread_attr_getscope() functions return 0. Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.
The pthread_attr_setscope(), or pthread_attr_getscope(), function may fail if:
attr or contentionscope is invalid.
After these attributes have been set, a thread can be created with the specified attributes using pthread_create(). Using these routines does not affect the current running thread.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
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MT-Level | MT-Safe |
pthread_attr_init(3THR), pthread_attr_setinheritsched(3THR), pthread_attr_setschedpolicy(3THR), pthread_attr_setschedparam(3THR), pthread_create(3THR), pthread_setschedparam(3THR), attributes(5), standards(5)
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