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diff --git a/lib/libpthread/man/pthread_kill.3 b/lib/libpthread/man/pthread_kill.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1c9ed35 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/libpthread/man/pthread_kill.3 @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +.\" Copyright (C) 2000 Jason Evans <jasone@canonware.com>. +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice(s), this list of conditions and the following disclaimer as +.\" the first lines of this file unmodified other than the possible +.\" addition of one or more copyright notices. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice(s), this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in +.\" the documentation and/or other materials provided with the +.\" distribution. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER(S) ``AS IS'' AND ANY +.\" EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR +.\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER(S) BE +.\" LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR +.\" CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF +.\" SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR +.\" BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, +.\" WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE +.\" OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, +.\" EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.Dd April 27, 2000 +.Dt PTHREAD_KILL 3 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm pthread_kill +.Nd send a signal to a specified thread +.Sh LIBRARY +.Lb libc_r +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Fd #include <signal.h> +.Ft int +.Fn pthread_kill "pthread_t thread" "int sig" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Fn pthread_kill +function sends a signal, specified by +.Fa sig , +to a thread, specified by +.Fa thread . +If +.Fa sig +is 0, error checking is performed, but no signal is actually sent. +.Sh RETURN VALUES +If successful, +.Fn pthread_kill +returns 0. +Otherwise, an error number is returned. +.Sh ERRORS +.Fn pthread_kill +will fail if: +.Bl -tag -width Er +.It Bq Er ESRCH +.Fa thread +is an invalid thread ID. +.It Bq Er EINVAL +.Fa sig +is an invalid or unsupported signal number. +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr kill 2 , +.Xr pthread_self 3 , +.Xr raise 3 +.Sh STANDARDS +.Fn pthread_kill +conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1 ANSI/IEEE +.Pq Dq Tn POSIX +Std 1003.1 1996 Edition. |