pthread_testcancel

PTHREAD_TESTCANCEL(3)      Linux Programmer's Manual     PTHREAD_TESTCANCEL(3)

NAME
       pthread_testcancel  -  request delivery of any pending cancellation re-
       quest

SYNOPSIS
       #include <pthread.h>

       void pthread_testcancel(void);

       Compile and link with -pthread.

DESCRIPTION
       Calling pthread_testcancel() creates a cancellation  point  within  the
       calling  thread, so that a thread that is otherwise executing code that
       contains no cancellation points will respond to a cancellation request.

       If cancelability is disabled (using pthread_setcancelstate(3)),  or  no
       cancellation  request  is  pending, then a call to pthread_testcancel()
       has no effect.

RETURN VALUE
       This function does not return a value.  If the calling thread  is  can-
       celed  as  a  consequence of a call to this function, then the function
       does not return.

ERRORS
       This function always succeeds.

ATTRIBUTES
       For an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see  at-
       tributes(7).

       +---------------------+---------------+---------+
       |Interface            | Attribute     | Value   |
       +---------------------+---------------+---------+
       |pthread_testcancel() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
       +---------------------+---------------+---------+
CONFORMING TO
       POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.

EXAMPLE
       See pthread_cleanup_push(3).

SEE ALSO
       pthread_cancel(3),  pthread_cleanup_push(3), pthread_setcancelstate(3),
       pthreads(7)

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Linux                             2017-09-15             PTHREAD_TESTCANCEL(3)