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30.Dd July 10, 2009
31.Dt PTHREAD_ATTR 3
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm pthread_attr_init ,
35.Nm pthread_attr_destroy ,
36.Nm pthread_attr_setstack ,
37.Nm pthread_attr_getstack ,
38.Nm pthread_attr_setstacksize ,
39.Nm pthread_attr_getstacksize ,
40.Nm pthread_attr_setguardsize ,
41.Nm pthread_attr_getguardsize ,
42.Nm pthread_attr_setstackaddr ,
43.Nm pthread_attr_getstackaddr ,
44.Nm pthread_attr_setdetachstate ,
45.Nm pthread_attr_getdetachstate ,
46.Nm pthread_attr_setinheritsched ,
47.Nm pthread_attr_getinheritsched ,
48.Nm pthread_attr_setschedparam ,
49.Nm pthread_attr_getschedparam ,
50.Nm pthread_attr_setschedpolicy ,
51.Nm pthread_attr_getschedpolicy ,
52.Nm pthread_attr_setscope ,
53.Nm pthread_attr_getscope
54.Nd thread attribute operations
55.Sh LIBRARY
56.Lb libpthread
57.Sh SYNOPSIS
58.In pthread.h
59.Ft int
60.Fn pthread_attr_init "pthread_attr_t *attr"
61.Ft int
62.Fn pthread_attr_destroy "pthread_attr_t *attr"
63.Ft int
64.Fn pthread_attr_setstack "pthread_attr_t *attr" "void *stackaddr" "size_t stacksize"
65.Ft int
66.Fn pthread_attr_getstack "const pthread_attr_t * restrict attr" "void ** restrict stackaddr" "size_t * restrict stacksize"
67.Ft int
68.Fn pthread_attr_setstacksize "pthread_attr_t *attr" "size_t stacksize"
69.Ft int
70.Fn pthread_attr_getstacksize "const pthread_attr_t *attr" "size_t *stacksize"
71.Ft int
72.Fn pthread_attr_setguardsize "pthread_attr_t *attr" "size_t guardsize"
73.Ft int
74.Fn pthread_attr_getguardsize "const pthread_attr_t *attr" "size_t *guardsize"
75.Ft int
76.Fn pthread_attr_setstackaddr "pthread_attr_t *attr" "void *stackaddr"
77.Ft int
78.Fn pthread_attr_getstackaddr "const pthread_attr_t *attr" "void **stackaddr"
79.Ft int
80.Fn pthread_attr_setdetachstate "pthread_attr_t *attr" "int detachstate"
81.Ft int
82.Fn pthread_attr_getdetachstate "const pthread_attr_t *attr" "int *detachstate"
83.Ft int
84.Fn pthread_attr_setinheritsched "pthread_attr_t *attr" "int inheritsched"
85.Ft int
86.Fn pthread_attr_getinheritsched "const pthread_attr_t *attr" "int *inheritsched"
87.Ft int
88.Fn pthread_attr_setschedparam "pthread_attr_t *attr" "const struct sched_param *param"
89.Ft int
90.Fn pthread_attr_getschedparam "const pthread_attr_t *attr" "struct sched_param *param"
91.Ft int
92.Fn pthread_attr_setschedpolicy "pthread_attr_t *attr" "int policy"
93.Ft int
94.Fn pthread_attr_getschedpolicy "const pthread_attr_t *attr" "int *policy"
95.Ft int
96.Fn pthread_attr_setscope "pthread_attr_t *attr" "int contentionscope"
97.Ft int
98.Fn pthread_attr_getscope "const pthread_attr_t *attr" "int *contentionscope"
99.Sh DESCRIPTION
100Thread attributes are used to specify parameters to
101.Fn pthread_create .
102One attribute object can be used in multiple calls to
103.Fn pthread_create ,
104with or without modifications between calls.
105.Pp
106The
107.Fn pthread_attr_init
108function initializes
109.Fa attr
110with all the default thread attributes.
111.Pp
112The
113.Fn pthread_attr_destroy
114function destroys
115.Fa attr .
116.Pp
117The
118.Fn pthread_attr_set*
119functions set the attribute that corresponds to each function name.
120.Pp
121The
122.Fn pthread_attr_get*
123functions copy the value of the attribute that corresponds to each function name
124to the location pointed to by the second function parameter.
125.Sh RETURN VALUES
126If successful, these functions return 0.
127Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.
128.Sh ERRORS
129The
130.Fn pthread_attr_init
131function will fail if:
132.Bl -tag -width Er
133.It Bq Er ENOMEM
134Out of memory.
135.El
136.Pp
137The
138.Fn pthread_attr_destroy
139function will fail if:
140.Bl -tag -width Er
141.It Bq Er EINVAL
142Invalid value for
143.Fa attr .
144.El
145.Pp
146The
147.Fn pthread_attr_setstacksize
148and
149.Fn pthread_attr_setstack
150functions will fail if:
151.Bl -tag -width Er
152.It Bq Er EINVAL
153.Fa stacksize
154is less than
155.Dv PTHREAD_STACK_MIN .
156.El
157.Pp
158The
159.Fn pthread_attr_setguardsize
160and
161.Fn pthread_attr_getguardsize
162functions will fail if:
163.Bl -tag -width Er
164.It Bq Er EINVAL
165Invalid value for
166.Fa guardsize .
167.El
168.Pp
169The
170.Fn pthread_attr_setdetachstate
171function will fail if:
172.Bl -tag -width Er
173.It Bq Er EINVAL
174Invalid value for
175.Fa detachstate .
176.El
177.Pp
178The
179.Fn pthread_attr_setinheritsched
180function will fail if:
181.Bl -tag -width Er
182.It Bq Er EINVAL
183Invalid value for
184.Fa attr .
185.El
186.Pp
187The
188.Fn pthread_attr_setschedparam
189function will fail if:
190.Bl -tag -width Er
191.It Bq Er EINVAL
192Invalid value for
193.Fa attr .
194.It Bq Er ENOTSUP
195Invalid value for
196.Fa param .
197.El
198.Pp
199The
200.Fn pthread_attr_setschedpolicy
201function will fail if:
202.Bl -tag -width Er
203.It Bq Er EINVAL
204Invalid value for
205.Fa attr .
206.It Bq Er ENOTSUP
207Invalid or unsupported value for
208.Fa policy .
209.El
210.Pp
211The
212.Fn pthread_attr_setscope
213function will fail if:
214.Bl -tag -width Er
215.It Bq Er EINVAL
216Invalid value for
217.Fa attr .
218.It Bq Er ENOTSUP
219Invalid or unsupported value for
220.Fa contentionscope .
221.El
222.Sh SEE ALSO
223.Xr pthread_attr_get_np 3 ,
224.Xr pthread_create 3
225.Sh STANDARDS
226The
227.Fn pthread_attr_init ,
228.Fn pthread_attr_destroy ,
229.Fn pthread_attr_setstacksize ,
230.Fn pthread_attr_getstacksize ,
231.Fn pthread_attr_setstackaddr ,
232.Fn pthread_attr_getstackaddr ,
233.Fn pthread_attr_setdetachstate ,
234and
235.Fn pthread_attr_getdetachstate
236functions conform to
237.St -p1003.1-96 .
238.Pp
239The
240.Fn pthread_attr_setinheritsched ,
241.Fn pthread_attr_getinheritsched ,
242.Fn pthread_attr_setschedparam ,
243.Fn pthread_attr_getschedparam ,
244.Fn pthread_attr_setschedpolicy ,
245.Fn pthread_attr_getschedpolicy ,
246.Fn pthread_attr_setscope ,
247and
248.Fn pthread_attr_getscope
249functions conform to
250.St -susv2 .
251