pthread_kill_other_threads_np - terminate all other threads in process
#include <pthread.h>
void pthread_kill_other_threads_np(void);
pthread_kill_other_threads_np() has an effect only in the LinuxThreads
threading implementation. On that implementation, calling this function causes
the immediate termination of all threads in the application, except the
calling thread. The cancellation state and cancellation type of the
to-be-terminated threads are ignored, and the cleanup handlers are not called
in those threads.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
Interface |
Attribute |
Value |
pthread_kill_other_threads_np () |
Thread safety |
MT-Safe |
This function is a nonstandard GNU extension; hence the suffix "_np"
(nonportable) in the name.
pthread_kill_other_threads_np() is intended to be called just before a
thread calls
execve(2) or a similar function. This function is designed
to address a limitation in the obsolete LinuxThreads implementation whereby
the other threads of an application are not automatically terminated (as
POSIX.1-2001 requires) during
execve(2).
In the NPTL threading implementation,
pthread_kill_other_threads_np()
exists, but does nothing. (Nothing needs to be done, because the
implementation does the right thing during an
execve(2).)
execve(2),
pthread_cancel(3),
pthread_setcancelstate(3),
pthread_setcanceltype(3),
pthreads(7)