<!-- manual page source format generated by PolyglotMan v3.2, --> <!-- available at http://polyglotman.sourceforge.net/ --> <html> <head> <title>PTHREAD_EXIT(3) manual page</title> </head> <body bgcolor='white'> <a href='#toc'>Table of Contents</a><p> <p> <h2><a name='sect0' href='#toc0'>Name</a></h2> pthread_exit - terminate the calling thread <p> <h2><a name='sect1' href='#toc1'>Synopsis</a></h2> <b>#include <pthread.h></b> <p> <b>void pthread_exit(void *</b><i>retval</i><b>);</b> <p> <h2><a name='sect2' href='#toc2'>Description</a></h2> <b>pthread_exit</b> terminates the execution of the calling thread. All cleanup handlers that have been set for the calling thread with <a href='file:pthread_cleanup_push.html'><b>pthread_cleanup_push</b>(3)</a> are executed in reverse order (the most recently pushed handler is executed first). Finalization functions for thread-specific data are then called for all keys that have non- <b>NULL</b> values associated with them in the calling thread (see <a href='file:pthread_key_create.html'><b>pthread_key_create</b>(3)</a> ). Finally, execution of the calling thread is stopped. <p> The <i>retval</i> argument is the return value of the thread. It can be consulted from another thread using <a href='file:pthread_join.html'><b>pthread_join</b>(3)</a> . <p> <h2><a name='sect3' href='#toc3'>Return Value</a></h2> The <b>pthread_exit</b> function never returns. <p> <h2><a name='sect4' href='#toc4'>Author</a></h2> Xavier Leroy <Xavier.Leroy@inria.fr> <p> <h2><a name='sect5' href='#toc5'>See Also</a></h2> <a href='file:pthread_create.html'><b>pthread_create</b>(3)</a> , <a href='file:pthread_join.html'><b>pthread_join</b>(3)</a> . <p> <hr><p> <a name='toc'><b>Table of Contents</b></a><p> <ul> <li><a name='toc0' href='#sect0'>Name</a></li> <li><a name='toc1' href='#sect1'>Synopsis</a></li> <li><a name='toc2' href='#sect2'>Description</a></li> <li><a name='toc3' href='#sect3'>Return Value</a></li> <li><a name='toc4' href='#sect4'>Author</a></li> <li><a name='toc5' href='#sect5'>See Also</a></li> </ul> </body> </html>