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diff --git a/man3/pthread_setname_np.3 b/man3/pthread_setname_np.3 deleted file mode 100644 index 587dd3e8c..000000000 --- a/man3/pthread_setname_np.3 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,202 +0,0 @@ -'\" t -.\" Copyright (C) 2012 Chandan Apsangi <chandan.jc@gmail.com> -.\" and Copyright (C) 2013 Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> -.\" -.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft -.\" -.TH pthread_setname_np 3 (date) "Linux man-pages (unreleased)" -.SH NAME -pthread_setname_np, pthread_getname_np \- set/get the name of a thread -.SH LIBRARY -POSIX threads library -.RI ( libpthread ", " \-lpthread ) -.SH SYNOPSIS -.nf -.BR "#define _GNU_SOURCE" " /* See feature_test_macros(7) */" -.B #include <pthread.h> -.P -.BI "int pthread_setname_np(pthread_t " thread ", const char *" name ); -.BI "int pthread_getname_np(pthread_t " thread ", char " name [. size "], \ -size_t " size ); -.fi -.SH DESCRIPTION -By default, all the threads created using -.BR pthread_create () -inherit the program name. -The -.BR pthread_setname_np () -function can be used to set a unique name for a thread, -which can be useful for debugging -multithreaded applications. -The thread name is a meaningful C language string, -whose length is restricted to 16 characters, -including the terminating null byte (\[aq]\e0\[aq]). -The -.I thread -argument specifies the thread whose name is to be changed; -.I name -specifies the new name. -.P -The -.BR pthread_getname_np () -function can be used to retrieve the name of the thread. -The -.I thread -argument specifies the thread whose name is to be retrieved. -The buffer -.I name -is used to return the thread name; -.I size -specifies the number of bytes available in -.IR name . -The buffer specified by -.I name -should be at least 16 characters in length. -The returned thread name in the output buffer will be null terminated. -.SH RETURN VALUE -On success, these functions return 0; -on error, they return a nonzero error number. -.SH ERRORS -The -.BR pthread_setname_np () -function can fail with the following error: -.TP -.B ERANGE -The length of the string specified pointed to by -.I name -exceeds the allowed limit. -.P -The -.BR pthread_getname_np () -function can fail with the following error: -.TP -.B ERANGE -The buffer specified by -.I name -and -.I size -is too small to hold the thread name. -.P -If either of these functions fails to open -.IR /proc/self/task/ tid /comm , -then the call may fail with one of the errors described in -.BR open (2). -.SH ATTRIBUTES -For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see -.BR attributes (7). -.TS -allbox; -lbx lb lb -l l l. -Interface Attribute Value -T{ -.na -.nh -.BR pthread_setname_np (), -.BR pthread_getname_np () -T} Thread safety MT-Safe -.TE -.SH STANDARDS -GNU; -hence the suffix "_np" (nonportable) in the names. -.SH HISTORY -glibc 2.12. -.SH NOTES -.BR pthread_setname_np () -internally writes to the thread-specific -.I comm -file under the -.I /proc -filesystem: -.IR /proc/self/task/ tid /comm . -.BR pthread_getname_np () -retrieves it from the same location. -.SH EXAMPLES -The program below demonstrates the use of -.BR pthread_setname_np () -and -.BR pthread_getname_np (). -.P -The following shell session shows a sample run of the program: -.P -.in +4n -.EX -.RB "$" " ./a.out" -Created a thread. Default name is: a.out -The thread name after setting it is THREADFOO. -\fB\[ha]Z\fP # Suspend the program -[1]+ Stopped ./a.out -.RB "$ " "ps H \-C a.out \-o \[aq]pid tid cmd comm\[aq]" - PID TID CMD COMMAND - 5990 5990 ./a.out a.out - 5990 5991 ./a.out THREADFOO -.RB "$ " "cat /proc/5990/task/5990/comm" -a.out -.RB "$ " "cat /proc/5990/task/5991/comm" -THREADFOO -.EE -.in -.SS Program source -\& -.\" SRC BEGIN (pthread_setname_np.c) -.EX -#define _GNU_SOURCE -#include <err.h> -#include <errno.h> -#include <pthread.h> -#include <stdio.h> -#include <stdlib.h> -#include <string.h> -#include <unistd.h> -\& -#define NAMELEN 16 -\& -static void * -threadfunc(void *parm) -{ - sleep(5); // allow main program to set the thread name - return NULL; -} -\& -int -main(int argc, char *argv[]) -{ - pthread_t thread; - int rc; - char thread_name[NAMELEN]; -\& - rc = pthread_create(&thread, NULL, threadfunc, NULL); - if (rc != 0) - errc(EXIT_FAILURE, rc, "pthread_create"); -\& - rc = pthread_getname_np(thread, thread_name, NAMELEN); - if (rc != 0) - errc(EXIT_FAILURE, rc, "pthread_getname_np"); -\& - printf("Created a thread. Default name is: %s\en", thread_name); - rc = pthread_setname_np(thread, (argc > 1) ? argv[1] : "THREADFOO"); - if (rc != 0) - errc(EXIT_FAILURE, rc, "pthread_setname_np"); -\& - sleep(2); -\& - rc = pthread_getname_np(thread, thread_name, NAMELEN); - if (rc != 0) - errc(EXIT_FAILURE, rc, "pthread_getname_np"); - printf("The thread name after setting it is %s.\en", thread_name); -\& - rc = pthread_join(thread, NULL); - if (rc != 0) - errc(EXIT_FAILURE, rc, "pthread_join"); -\& - printf("Done\en"); - exit(EXIT_SUCCESS); -} -.EE -.\" SRC END -.SH SEE ALSO -.ad l -.nh -.BR prctl (2), -.BR pthread_create (3), -.BR pthreads (7) |