Name
pthread_testcancel - request delivery of any pending cancelation requestLibrary
POSIX threads library ( libpthread ", " -lpthread )Synopsis
#include <pthread.h> void pthread_testcancel(void);
Description
Calling pthread_testcancel() creates a cancelation point within the calling thread, so that a thread that is otherwise executing code that contains no cancelation points will respond to a cancelation request.If cancelability is disabled (using pthread_setcancelstate(3)), or no cancelation request is pending, then a call to pthread_testcancel() has no effect.
Return Value
This function does not return a value. If the calling thread is canceled as a consequence of a call to this function, then the function does not return.Errors
This function always succeeds.Attributes
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).| Interface | Attribute | Value |
| T} | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
Standards
POSIX.1-2008.History
glibc 2.0. POSIX.1-2001.Examples
See pthread_cleanup_push(3).See Also
- pthread_cancel(3),
- pthread_cleanup_push(3),
- pthread_setcancelstate(3),
- pthreads(7)