From: Russ Cox <rsc@swtch.com>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Threadcreate() failure value?
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:31:39 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ee9e417a0511301031s7eb6d3b0l9a0a75da3a4c4924@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.61.0511301101410.2350@cps210.cps.cmich.edu.>
> The man page does not mention what is the value returned
> by threadcreate() and proccreate() on failure? Can one safely
> assume that it is -1?
thread(2):
Thread library functions do not return on failure;
if errors occur, the entire program is aborted.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-11-30 18:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-11-30 16:03 ISHWAR RATTAN
2005-11-30 18:31 ` Russ Cox [this message]
2005-11-30 19:02 ` ISHWAR RATTAN
2005-11-30 19:16 ` Russ Cox
2005-11-30 19:59 ` Ronald G Minnich
2005-11-30 20:39 ` Russ Cox
2005-11-30 20:43 ` Ronald G Minnich
2005-11-30 20:50 ` Russ Cox
2005-11-30 20:58 ` Martin Harriss
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