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pthread_equal(3) Library Functions Manualpthread_equal(3)pthread_equal - compare thread IDs
POSIX threads library (libpthread,-lpthread)
#include <pthread.h>int pthread_equal(pthread_tt1, pthread_tt2);
Thepthread_equal() function compares two thread identifiers.
If the two thread IDs are equal,pthread_equal() returns a nonzero value; otherwise, it returns 0.
This function always succeeds.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, seeattributes(7). ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐ │Interface│Attribute│Value│ ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤ │pthread_equal() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │ └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
POSIX.1-2008.
POSIX.1-2001.
Thepthread_equal() function is necessary because thread IDs should be considered opaque: there is no portable way for applications to directly compare twopthread_t values.
pthread_create(3),pthread_self(3),pthreads(7)
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