pthread_equal - compare thread IDs
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Attributes
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
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│ Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│ pthread_equal() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
Description
The pthread_equal() function compares two thread identifiers.
Errors
This function always succeeds.
History
POSIX.1-2001.
Library
POSIX threads library (libpthread, -lpthread)
Name
pthread_equal - compare thread IDs
Notes
The pthread_equal() function is necessary because thread IDs should be considered opaque: there is no
portable way for applications to directly compare two pthread_t values.
Return Value
If the two thread IDs are equal, pthread_equal() returns a nonzero value; otherwise, it returns 0.
See Also
pthread_create(3), pthread_self(3), pthreads(7) Linux man-pages 6.9.1 2024-05-02 pthread_equal(3)
Standards
POSIX.1-2008.
Synopsis
#include<pthread.h>intpthread_equal(pthread_tt1,pthread_tt2);