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<h2>thread_terminate</h2>\r<hr>\r<p>\r<strong>Function</strong> - Destroy a thread.\r<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>\r<pre>\r<strong>kern_return_t   thread_terminate</strong>\r                <strong>(thread_act_t</strong>                     <var>target_thread</var><strong>);</strong>\r</pre>\r<h3>PARAMETERS</h3>\r<dl>\r<p>\r<dt> <var>target_thread</var> \r<dd>\r[in thread send right]\rThe thread to be destroyed.\r</dl>\r<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>\r<p>\rThe <strong>thread_terminate</strong> function kills <var>target_thread</var>.\r<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3>\r<p>\rOnly generic errors apply.\r<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>\r<p>\rFunctions:\r<a href="task_terminate.html"><strong>task_terminate</strong></a>,\r<a href="task_threads.html"><strong>task_threads</strong></a>,\r<a href="thread_create.html"><strong>thread_create</strong></a>,\r<a href="thread_resume.html"><strong>thread_resume</strong></a>,\r<a href="thread_suspend.html"><strong>thread_suspend</strong></a>.\r