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)

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