Once a detached thread has terminated, its resources, including the thread ID, may be reused

Pthread_detach ()-mark a thread as detached to reclaim its resources when it terminates

Synopsis

# Include <Pthread. h>

Int pthread_detach ( Pthread_t thread );

Parameters

Thread

Thread whose resources are to be reclaimed immediately when it terminates.

 

Description

Pthread_detach ()Is used to detach the threadThread. WhenThreadTerminates, its resources will automatically be reclaimed by the system. IfThreadHas already terminated,Pthread_detach ()Causes the resourcesThreadTo be reclaimed by the system.

Pthread_detach ()Does not causeThreadTo terminate.

Once a detached thread has terminated, its resources, including the thread ID, may be reused by the system. The return status of a detached thread is lost when the thread terminates.

Calling this function multiple times for the same thread results in undefined behavior.

Return Value

Upon successful completion,Pthread_detach ()Returns zero. Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error (ErrnoVariable is not set ).

Errors

If any of the following occur,Pthread_detach ()Function returns the corresponding error number:

[Einval]

ThreadDoes not refer to a joinable thread.

[Esrch]

No thread cocould be found correspondingThread.

 

Author

Pthread_detach ()Was derived from the ieee posix p1003.1c standard.