NAME

       pthread_kill_other_threads_np - terminate all other threads in process

LIBRARY

       POSIX threads library (libpthread, -lpthread)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <pthread.h>

       void pthread_kill_other_threads_np(void);

DESCRIPTION

       pthread_kill_other_threads_np() has an effect only in the LinuxThreads threading implementation.  On that
       implementation, calling this function causes the immediate termination of all threads in the application,
       except  the  calling  thread.  The cancelation state and cancelation type of the to-be-terminated threads
       are ignored, and the cleanup handlers are not called in those threads.

ATTRIBUTES

       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

       ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
       │Interface                                                                     │ Attribute     │ Value   │
       ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
       │pthread_kill_other_threads_np()                                               │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
       └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

VERSIONS

       In the NPTL threading implementation, pthread_kill_other_threads_np() exists, but does nothing.  (Nothing
       needs to be done, because the implementation does the right thing during an execve(2).)

STANDARDS

       GNU; hence the suffix "_np" (nonportable) in the name.

HISTORY

       glibc 2.0

NOTES

       pthread_kill_other_threads_np()  is  intended  to  be  called  just  before a thread calls execve(2) or a
       similar function.  This function is designed  to  address  a  limitation  in  the  obsolete  LinuxThreads
       implementation  whereby  the  other  threads  of  an  application  are  not  automatically terminated (as
       POSIX.1-2001 requires) during execve(2).

SEE ALSO

       execve(2), pthread_cancel(3), pthread_setcancelstate(3), pthread_setcanceltype(3), pthreads(7)