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pthread_testcancel(3) Library Functions Manualpthread_testcancel(3)pthread_testcancel - request delivery of any pending cancelation request
POSIX threads library (libpthread,-lpthread)
#include <pthread.h>void pthread_testcancel(void);
Callingpthread_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 (usingpthread_setcancelstate(3)), or no cancelation request is pending, then a call topthread_testcancel() has no effect.
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.
This function always succeeds.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, seeattributes(7). ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐ │Interface│Attribute│Value│ ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤ │pthread_testcancel() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │ └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
POSIX.1-2008.
glibc 2.0. POSIX.1-2001.
Seepthread_cleanup_push(3).
pthread_cancel(3),pthread_cleanup_push(3),pthread_setcancelstate(3),pthreads(7)
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