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   1 <h2>thread_terminate</h2>
   2 <hr>
   3 <p>
   4 <strong>Function</strong> - Destroy a thread.
   5 <h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
   6 <pre>
   7 <strong>kern_return_t   thread_terminate</strong>
   8                 <strong>(thread_act_t</strong>                     <var>target_thread</var><strong>);</strong>
   9 </pre>
  10 <h3>PARAMETERS</h3>
  11 <dl>
  12 <p>
  13 <dt> <var>target_thread</var>
  14 <dd>
  15 [in thread send right]
  16 The thread to be destroyed.
  17 </dl>
  18 <h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
  19 <p>
  20 The <strong>thread_terminate</strong> function kills <var>target_thread</var>.
  21 <h3>RETURN VALUES</h3>
  22 <p>
  23 Only generic errors apply.
  24 <h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>
  25 <p>
  26 Functions:
  27 <a href="task_terminate.html"><strong>task_terminate</strong></a>,
  28 <a href="task_threads.html"><strong>task_threads</strong></a>,
  29 <a href="thread_create.html"><strong>thread_create</strong></a>,
  30 <a href="thread_resume.html"><strong>thread_resume</strong></a>,
  31 <a href="thread_suspend.html"><strong>thread_suspend</strong></a>.