cancellation(3) — DG/UX R4.11



cancellation(3)                   SDK R4.11                  cancellation(3)


NAME
       cancellation - list library functions and definitions applicable to
       cancellation

DESCRIPTION
       This man page provides a snapshot of what functions in the (3*) set
       of man pages have cancellation points and which of those are also
       async-cancel safe.

   Definition Of Terms
       Here are some definitions of terms used throughout the (3*) set of
       man pages.

       cancellation          A mechanism that allows a thread to terminate
                             the execution of any other thread in the
                             process in a controlled manner.

       cancellation point    A function call that allows a thread to be
                             canceled.

       async-cancel safe     A function that may be safely invoked by an
                             application while the asynchronus form of
                             cancellation is enabled.  See the
                             pthreadsetintrtype man page for more details.



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