thread.c File Reference

#include "thread.h"
#include <pthread.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "utils.h"

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Functions
pthread_t	thread_runner (void *(*start_routine)(void *), const char *name, void *arg)
	Thread runner function.

Function Documentation

thread_runner()

pthread_t thread_runner	(	void *(*)(void *)	start_routine,
		const char *	name,
		void *	arg
	)

Thread runner function.

This function is used to create a new thread.

Parameters

start_routine	The function pointer to the start routine.
name	The name of the thread.
arg	The argument to pass to the start routine.

Definition at line 9 of file thread.c.

{
    pthread_t thread;
    if (pthread_create(&thread, NULL, start_routine, arg) != 0)
        log_message(LOG_WARN, BITLAB_LOG, __FILE__, "%s thread creation failed: %s", name, strerror(errno));
    log_message(LOG_INFO, BITLAB_LOG, __FILE__, "%s thread started", name);
    return thread;
}

References BITLAB_LOG, LOG_INFO, log_message(), and LOG_WARN.

Referenced by run_bitlab().