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Diffstat (limited to 'pthread/pt-internal.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | pthread/pt-internal.h | 20 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/pthread/pt-internal.h b/pthread/pt-internal.h index 75631db..e908695 100644 --- a/pthread/pt-internal.h +++ b/pthread/pt-internal.h @@ -195,16 +195,26 @@ extern int __pthread_setup (struct __pthread *thread, void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg); -/* Allocate a kernel thread for THREAD; it must not be placed on the - run queue. */ +/* Allocate a kernel thread (and any miscellaneous system dependent + resources) for THREAD; it must not be placed on the run queue. */ extern int __pthread_thread_alloc (struct __pthread *thread); +/* Deallocate any kernel resources associated with THREAD except don't + halt the thread itself. On return, the thread will be marked as + dead and __pthread_halt will be called. */ +extern void __pthread_thread_dealloc (struct __pthread *thread); + /* Start THREAD making it eligible to run. */ extern int __pthread_thread_start (struct __pthread *thread); -/* Stop thread thread and deallocate any kernel resources associated - with THREAD. */ -extern void __pthread_thread_halt (struct __pthread *thread); +/* Stop the kernel thread associated with THREAD. If NEED_DEALLOC is + true, the function must call __pthread_dealloc on THREAD. + + NB: The thread executing this function may be the thread which is + being halted, thus the last action should be halting the thread + itself. */ +extern void __pthread_thread_halt (struct __pthread *thread, + int need_dealloc); /* Block THREAD. */ |