pthread_main_np(3)

NAME

pthread_main_np - identify the initial thread

LIBRARY

library ``libc_r'' library ``libpthread'' library ``libthr''

SYNOPSIS

#include <pthread_np.h>
int
pthread_main_np(void);

DESCRIPTION

The pthread_main_np() function is used in userland threads

environment to
identify the initial thread. Its semantics is similar to

the Solaris's
thr_main() function.

RETURN VALUES

The pthread_main_np() function returns 1 if the calling

thread is the
initial thread, 0 if the calling thread is not the initial

thread, and -1
if the thread's initialization has not yet completed.

SEE ALSO

pthread_create(3), pthread_equal(3), pthread_self(3)

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Alexey Zelkin <phan

tom@FreeBSD.org>.

BSD February 13, 2003

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