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.Dd January 8, 2010
.Dt PTHREAD_ATTR 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pthread_attr_init ,
.Nm pthread_attr_destroy ,
.Nm pthread_attr_setstack ,
.Nm pthread_attr_getstack ,
.Nm pthread_attr_setguardsize ,
.Nm pthread_attr_getguardsize
.Nd thread attribute operations
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In pthread.h
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_init "pthread_attr_t *attr"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_destroy "pthread_attr_t *attr"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_setstack "pthread_attr_t *attr" " void *stackaddr" "size_t stacksize"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_getstack "const pthread_attr_t * restrict attr" "void ** restrict stackaddr" "size_t * restrict stacksize"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_setstacksize "pthread_attr_t *attr" "size_t stacksize"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_getstacksize "const pthread_attr_t *attr" "size_t *stacksize"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_setguardsize "pthread_attr_t *attr" "size_t guardsize"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_getguardsize "const pthread_attr_t *attr" "size_t *guardsize"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_setstackaddr "pthread_attr_t *attr" "void *stackaddr"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_getstackaddr "const pthread_attr_t *attr" "void **stackaddr"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_setdetachstate "pthread_attr_t *attr" "int detachstate"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_getdetachstate "const pthread_attr_t *attr" "int *detachstate"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_setinheritsched "pthread_attr_t *attr" "int inheritsched"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_getinheritsched "const pthread_attr_t *attr" "int *inheritsched"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_setschedparam "pthread_attr_t *attr" "const struct sched_param *param"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_getschedparam "const pthread_attr_t *attr" "struct sched_param *param"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_setschedpolicy "pthread_attr_t *attr" "int policy"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_getschedpolicy "const pthread_attr_t *attr" "int *policy"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_setscope "pthread_attr_t *attr" "int contentionscope"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_attr_getscope "const pthread_attr_t *attr" "int *contentionscope"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
Thread attributes are used to specify parameters to
.Fn pthread_create .
One attribute object can be used in multiple calls to
.Fn pthread_create ,
with or without modifications between calls.
.Pp
The
.Fn pthread_attr_init
function initializes
.Fa attr
with all the default thread attributes.
.Pp
The
.Fn pthread_attr_destroy
function destroys
.Fa attr .
.Pp
The
.Fn pthread_attr_set*
functions set the attribute that corresponds to each function name.
.Pp
The
.Fn pthread_attr_get*
functions copy the value of the attribute that corresponds to each function name
to the location pointed to by the second function parameter.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
If successful, these functions return 0.
Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.
.Sh ERRORS
The
.Fn pthread_attr_init
function will fail if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er ENOMEM
Out of memory.
.El
.Pp
The
.Fn pthread_attr_destroy
function will fail if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er EINVAL
Invalid value for
.Fa attr .
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pthread_attr_affinity_np 3 ,
.Xr pthread_attr_get_np 3 ,
.Xr pthread_create 3
.Sh STANDARDS
.Fn pthread_attr_init ,
.Fn pthread_attr_destroy ,
.Fn pthread_attr_setstacksize ,
.Fn pthread_attr_getstacksize ,
.Fn pthread_attr_setstackaddr ,
.Fn pthread_attr_getstackaddr ,
.Fn pthread_attr_setdetachstate ,
and
.Fn pthread_attr_getdetachstate
functions conform to
.St -p1003.1-96
.Pp
The
.Fn pthread_attr_setinheritsched ,
.Fn pthread_attr_getinheritsched ,
.Fn pthread_attr_setschedparam ,
.Fn pthread_attr_getschedparam ,
.Fn pthread_attr_setschedpolicy ,
.Fn pthread_attr_getschedpolicy ,
.Fn pthread_attr_setscope ,
and
.Fn pthread_attr_getscope
functions conform to
.St -susv2