Open System Services System Calls Reference Manual (G06.29+, H06.08+, J06.03+)

pthread_kill_np(2) OSS System Calls Reference Manual
NAME
pthread_kill_np - Cancels a thread if a specified signal is received
LIBRARY
G-series native OSS processes: /G/system/sysnn/zsptsrl
32-bit H-series and J-series OSS processes that use the POSIX User Thread Model library:
/G/system/zdllnnn/zputdll
64-bit H-series and J-series OSS processes that use the POSIX User Thread Model library:
/G/system/zdllnnn/yputdll
H-series and J-series OSS processes that use the Standard POSIX Threads library:
/G/system/zdllnnn/zsptdll
SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h> | #include <spthread.h>
/* pthread.h is required to use POSIX User Thread Model library */
/* spthread.h is required to use Standard POSIX Threads library */
#include <signal.h>
int pthread_kill_np(
pthread_t thread,
int sig);
PARAMETERS
thread Specifies the thread to receive the signal.
sig Specifies the signal to send. The valid values for this parameter are described on
the signal(4) reference page available either online or in the Open System Ser-
vices System Calls Reference Manual .
DESCRIPTION
The pthread_kill_np() function provides a mechanism for asynchronously directing a signal to a
thread within the calling process. This function provides a similar functionality to the
pthread_kill() function, but it does not yield the processor and it is safe to call from a signal
handler.
On systems running H06.21 or later H-series RVUs or J06.10 or later J-series RVUs, you can use
either the POSIX User Thread Model library or the Standard POSIX Threads library for threaded
applications.
To use this function in a threaded application that uses the POSIX User Thread Model library on
systems running H06.21 or later RVUs or J06.10 or later RVUs, you must perform all of the fol-
lowing tasks:
• Include the pthread.h header file in the application.
• Compile the application using the _PUT_MODEL_ feature test macro or equivalent
compiler command option.
• Link the application to the zputdll library (/G/system/zdllnnn/zputdll).
On systems running H06.24 or later H-series RVUs or J06.13 or later J-series RVUs, you can use
the POSIX User Thread Model library with 32-bit or 64-bit threaded applications.
To use this function in a 32-bit threaded application that uses the POSIX User Thread Model
library on systems running H06.24 or later RVUs or J06.13 or later RVUs, perform the same
tasks (described above) used to enable the POSIX User Thread Model library on systems running
H06.21/J06.10 or later RVUs.
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