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pthread_main_np(3)

NAME

     pthread_main_np -- identify the initial thread

LIBRARY

     Reentrant C Library (libc_r, -lc_r)
     POSIX Threads Library (libpthread, -lpthread)
     1:1 Threading Library (libthr, -lthr)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <pthread_np.h>

     int
     pthread_main_np(void);

DESCRIPTION

     The pthread_main_np() function is used in userland threads environment to
     identify the initial thread.  Its semantics is similar to the Solaris's
     thr_main() function.

RETURN VALUES

     The pthread_main_np() function returns 1 if the calling thread is the
     initial thread, 0 if the calling thread is not the initial thread, and -1
     if the thread's initialization has not yet completed.

SEE ALSO

     pthread_create(3), pthread_equal(3), pthread_self(3)

AUTHORS

     This manual page was written by Alexey Zelkin <phantom@FreeBSD.org>.

FreeBSD 5.4		       February 13, 2003		   FreeBSD 5.4

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