pthread_equal - Man Page

compare thread IDs

Prolog

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Synopsis

#include <pthread.h>

int pthread_equal(pthread_t t1, pthread_t t2);

Description

This function shall compare the thread IDs t1 and t2.

Return Value

The pthread_equal() function shall return a non-zero value if t1 and t2 are equal; otherwise, zero shall be returned.

If either t1 or t2 are not valid thread IDs, the behavior is undefined.

Errors

No errors are defined.

The pthread_equal() function shall not return an error code of [EINTR].

The following sections are informative.

Examples

None.

Application Usage

None.

Rationale

Implementations may choose to define a thread ID as a structure. This allows additional flexibility and robustness over using an int. For example, a thread ID could include a sequence number that allows detection of “dangling IDs” (copies of a thread ID that has been detached). Since the C language does not support comparison on structure types, the pthread_equal() function is provided to compare thread IDs.

Future Directions

None.

See Also

pthread_create(), pthread_self()

The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017, <pthread.h>

Referenced By

pthread.h(0p), pthread_self(3p).

2017 IEEE/The Open Group POSIX Programmer's Manual