PTHREAD_JOIN(3) Library Functions Manual PTHREAD_JOIN(3)

pthread_joinwait for thread termination

#include <pthread.h>

int
pthread_join(pthread_t thread, void **value_ptr);

The () function suspends execution of the calling thread until the target thread terminates unless the target thread has already terminated.

On return from a successful () call with a non-NULL value_ptr argument, the value passed to () by the terminating thread is stored in the location referenced by value_ptr. When a pthread_join() returns successfully, the target thread has been terminated. The results of multiple simultaneous calls to pthread_join() specifying the same target thread are undefined. If the thread calling pthread_join() is cancelled, then the target thread is not detached.

If successful, the pthread_join() function will return zero. Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error.

The pthread_join() function will fail if:

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The implementation has detected that the value specified by thread does not refer to a joinable thread.
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No thread could be found corresponding to that specified by the given thread ID, thread.
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A deadlock was detected or the value of thread specifies the calling thread.

wait(2), pthread_create(3)

The pthread_join() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996 (“POSIX.1”).

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