pthread_tryjoin_np, pthread_timedjoin_np - try to join with a terminated thread
#define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
#include <pthread.h>
int pthread_tryjoin_np(pthread_t thread, void **retval);
int pthread_timedjoin_np(pthread_t thread, void **retval,
const struct timespec *abstime);
Compile and link with -pthread.
These functions operate in the same way as pthread_join(3), except for the differences described on this page.
The pthread_tryjoin_np() function performs a nonblocking join with the thread thread, returning the exit status of the thread in *retval. If thread has not yet terminated, then instead of blocking, as is done by pthread_join(3), the call returns an error.
The pthread_timedjoin_np() function performs a join-with-timeout. If thread has not yet terminated, then the call blocks until a maximum time, specified in abstime. If the timeout expires before thread terminates, the call returns an error. The abstime argument is a structure of the following form, specifying an absolute time measured since the Epoch (see time(2)):
struct timespec { time_t tv_sec; /* seconds */ long tv_nsec; /* nanoseconds */
};
On success, these functions return 0; on error, they return an error number.
These functions can fail with the same errors as pthread_join(3). pthread_tryjoin_np() can in addition fail with the following error:
- EBUSY
- thread had not yet terminated at the time of the call.
pthread_timedjoin_np() can in addition fail with the following errors:
- ETIMEDOUT
- The call timed out before thread terminated.
- EINVAL
- abstime value is invalid (tv_sec is less than 0 or tv_nsec is greater than 1e9).
pthread_timedjoin_np() never returns the error EINTR.
These functions first appeared in glibc in version 2.3.3.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value |
| pthread_tryjoin_np (), pthread_timedjoin_np () | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
The following code waits to join for up to 5 seconds:
struct timespec ts;
int s;
...
if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts) == -1) { /* Handle error */
}
ts.tv_sec += 5;
s = pthread_timedjoin_np(thread, NULL, &ts);
if (s != 0) { /* Handle error */
}