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Thread Cancellation Manager
###########################

Introduction
============

The
thread cancellation manager is ...

The directives provided by the thread cancellation manager are:

- pthread_cancel_ - Cancel Execution of a Thread

- pthread_setcancelstate_ - Set Cancelability State

- pthread_setcanceltype_ - Set Cancelability Type

- pthread_testcancel_ - Create Cancellation Point

- pthread_cleanup_push_ - Establish Cancellation Handler

- pthread_cleanup_pop_ - Remove Cancellation Handler

Background
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Operations
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Directives
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This section details the thread cancellation manager's directives.  A
subsection is dedicated to each of this manager's directives and describes the
calling sequence, related constants, usage, and status codes.

.. _pthread_cancel:

pthread_cancel - Cancel Execution of a Thread
---------------------------------------------
.. index:: pthread_cancel
.. index:: cancel execution of a thread

**CALLING SEQUENCE:**

.. code-block:: c

    #include <pthread.h>
    int pthread_cancel(
        pthread_t thread
    );

**STATUS CODES:**

.. list-table::
 :class: rtems-table

 * - ``E``
   - The

**DESCRIPTION:**

**NOTES:**

.. _pthread_setcancelstate:

pthread_setcancelstate - Set Cancelability State
------------------------------------------------
.. index:: pthread_setcancelstate
.. index:: set cancelability state

**CALLING SEQUENCE:**

.. code-block:: c

    #include <pthread.h>
    int pthread_setcancelstate(
        int state,
        int *oldstate
    );

**STATUS CODES:**

.. list-table::
 :class: rtems-table

 * - ``E``
   - The

**DESCRIPTION:**

**NOTES:**

.. _pthread_setcanceltype:

pthread_setcanceltype - Set Cancelability Type
----------------------------------------------
.. index:: pthread_setcanceltype
.. index:: set cancelability type

**CALLING SEQUENCE:**

.. code-block:: c

    #include <pthread.h>
    int pthread_setcanceltype(
        int type,
        int *oldtype
    );

**STATUS CODES:**

.. list-table::
 :class: rtems-table

 * - ``E``
   - The

**DESCRIPTION:**

**NOTES:**

.. _pthread_testcancel:

pthread_testcancel - Create Cancellation Point
----------------------------------------------
.. index:: pthread_testcancel
.. index:: create cancellation point

**CALLING SEQUENCE:**

.. code-block:: c

    #include <pthread.h>
    void pthread_testcancel(
        void
    );

**STATUS CODES:**

.. list-table::
 :class: rtems-table

 * - ``E``
   - The

**DESCRIPTION:**

**NOTES:**

.. _pthread_cleanup_push:

pthread_cleanup_push - Establish Cancellation Handler
-----------------------------------------------------
.. index:: pthread_cleanup_push
.. index:: establish cancellation handler

**CALLING SEQUENCE:**

.. code-block:: c

    #include <pthread.h>
    void pthread_cleanup_push(
        void (*routine)(void*),
        void *arg
    );

**STATUS CODES:**

.. list-table::
 :class: rtems-table

 * - ``E``
   - The

**DESCRIPTION:**

**NOTES:**

.. _pthread_cleanup_pop:

pthread_cleanup_pop - Remove Cancellation Handler
-------------------------------------------------
.. index:: pthread_cleanup_pop
.. index:: remove cancellation handler

**CALLING SEQUENCE:**

.. code-block:: c

    #include <pthread.h>
    void pthread_cleanup_pop(
        int execute
    );

**STATUS CODES:**

.. list-table::
 :class: rtems-table

 * - ``E``
   - The

**DESCRIPTION:**

**NOTES:**