Re: For review: pthread_testcancel.3

[Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages-gM/Ye1E23mwN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>]

Loic Domaigne wrote:
> Fine with me,

Thanks for checking the page over Loic.

Cheers,

Michael

>> Okay -- really the last one for today.  Any reviewers for 
>> pthread_testcancel.3
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Michael
>>
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>> .TH PTHREAD_TESTCANCEL 3 2008-11-14 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
>> .SH NAME
>> pthread_testcancel \- request delivery of any pending cancellation 
>> request
>> .SH SYNOPSIS
>> .nf
>> .B #include <pthread.h>
>>
>> .B void pthread_testcancel(void);
>> .sp
>> Compile and link with \fI\-pthread\fP.
>> .SH DESCRIPTION
>> Calling
>> .BR pthread_testcancel ()
>> creates a cancellation point within the calling thread,
>> so that a thread that is otherwise executing code that contains
>> no cancellation points will respond to a cancellation request.
>>
>> If cancelability is disabled (using
>> .BR pthread_setcancelstate (3)),
>> or no cancellation request is pending,
>> then a call to
>> .BR pthread_cancel ()
>> has no effect.
>> .SH RETURN VALUE
>> This function does not return a value.
>> If the calling thread is cancelled as a consequence of a call
>> to this function, then the function does not return.
>> .SH ERRORS
>> This function always succeeds.
>> .\" SH VERSIONS
>> .\" Available since glibc 2.0
>> .SH CONFORMING TO
>> POSIX.1-2001.
>> .SH EXAMPLE
>> See
>> .BR pthread_cleanup_push (3).
>> .SH SEE ALSO
>> .BR pthread_cancel (3),
>> .BR pthread_cleanup_push (3),
>> .BR pthread_setcancelstate (3),
>> .BR pthreads (7)
>>
> 
> 

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