pthread_attr_setstacksize(3T)

pthread_attr_setstacksize(3T) sets the thread stack size.

The stacksize attribute defines the size of the stack (in bytes) that the system will allocate. The size should not be less than the system-defined minimum stack size. See "About Stacks"for more information.

Prototype:

int	pthread_attr_setstacksize(pthread_attr_t *tattr, int size);

#include <pthread.h>

pthread_attr_t tattr;
int size;
int ret;

size = (PTHREAD_STACK_MIN + 0x4000);

/* setting a new size */
ret = pthread_attr_setstacksize(&tattr, size);

In the example above, size contains the size, in number of bytes, for the stack that the new thread uses. If size is zero, a default size is used. In most cases, a zero value works best.

PTHREAD_STACK_MIN is the amount of stack space required to start a thread. This does not take into consideration the threads routine requirements that are needed to execute application code.

Return Values

Returns zero after completing successfully. Any other returned value indicates that an error occurred. If the following condition occurs, the function fails and returns the corresponding value.

EINVAL

The value returned is less than the value of PTHREAD_STACK_MIN, or exceeds a system-imposed limit, or tattr is not valid.