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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd July 5, 2002
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.Dt THREAD_EXIT 9
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm thread_exit
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.Nd abandon current thread context
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In sys/param.h
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.In sys/proc.h
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.Ft void
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.Fn thread_exit "void"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn thread_exit
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function implements the machine independent prelude to a thread
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shutdown.
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It will not return, and will result in a call to
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.Xr mi_switch 9
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to schedule some other thread.
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.Pp
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.Fn thread_exit
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arranges to free all the resources of the thread, specifically the kernel
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stack.
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.Pp
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To protect the
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.Xr runqueue 9 ,
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.Fn thread_exit
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must be called with the
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.Va sched_lock
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mutex held.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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2002-12-09 14:29:34 +00:00
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.Xr mi_switch 9 ,
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.Xr mutex 9 ,
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.Xr runqueue 9 ,
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.Xr sleep 9
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