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* [https://computing.llnl.gov/tutorials/pthreads/ POSIX Threads Programming], excellent introduction to pthreads, by Blaise Barney, at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. |
* [https://computing.llnl.gov/tutorials/pthreads/ POSIX Threads Programming], excellent introduction to pthreads, by Blaise Barney, at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. |
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* [http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialPosixThreads.html POSIX thread (pthread) libraries] |
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX_Threads POSIX Threads] (wikipedia) |
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX_Threads POSIX Threads] (wikipedia) |
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;Advices |
;Advices |
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* For portability, always create ''joinable'' or ''detachable'' threads by setting explicitly the thread attribute (using <code>pthread_attr_getdetachstate</code>). This provides portability as not all implementations may create threads as joinable by default. |
* For portability, always create ''joinable'' or ''detachable'' threads by setting explicitly the thread attribute (using <code>pthread_attr_getdetachstate</code>). This provides portability as not all implementations may create threads as joinable by default. |
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=== Debugging === |
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See [[Debugging]] page. |
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Revision as of 16:20, 31 October 2012
PThreads
Links:
- POSIX Threads Programming, excellent introduction to pthreads, by Blaise Barney, at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
- POSIX thread (pthread) libraries
- POSIX Threads (wikipedia)
- Advices
- For portability, always create joinable or detachable threads by setting explicitly the thread attribute (using
pthread_attr_getdetachstate). This provides portability as not all implementations may create threads as joinable by default.
Debugging
See Debugging page.