Re: pthread_kill( )

anil garrepally wrote:

>pthread_cancel(), will it have the same effect of sending a SIGTERM to the thread. Can i use it in place of pthread_kill(threadid, SIGTERM) directly for the same result.
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No.   The man page provides details.   Since I wrote my last reply I'm 
sure that pthread_kill() was dropped because of its unsafe nature -- I 
think there may be something about it in "Threadtime", my copy of which 
is at work.   If you're interested, ask again and I'll look it up.

jch