40岁开始学Linux(4)_Thread

//about thread

//passing data to the thread through struct parameter

//wait till the thread finished.

 

#include <pthread.h>
#include <stdio.h>

// Parameters to print_function.
struct char_print_parms
{
 //The character to print.
 char character;
 //The number of times to print it.
 int count;
};

//prints a number of characters to stderr, as given by PARAMETERS,
//which is a pointer to a struct char_print_parms.
void* char_print(void* parameters)
{
 //cast the cookie pointer to the right type.
 struct char_print_parms* p=(struct char_print_parms*) parameters;
 int i;
 for (i=0; i<p->count; ++i)
  fputc(p->character, stderr);
 return NULL;
}

//the main program.
int main()
{
 pthread_t thread1_id;
 pthread_t thread2_id;
 struct char_print_parms thread1_args;
 struct char_print_parms thread2_args;
 
 //create a new thread to print 30,000 'x's.
 thread1_args.character = 'x';
 thread1_args.count = 30000;
 pthread_create(&thread1_id, NULL, &char_print, &thread1_args);

 //create a new thread to print 20,000 'o's.
 thread2_args.character = 'o';
 thread2_args.count = 20000;
 pthread_create(&thread2_id, NULL, &char_print, &thread2_args);

 //Make sure the first thread has finished.
 pthread_join(thread1_id, NULL);
 //Make sure the second thread has finished.
 pthread_join(thread2_id, NULL);
 
 //now we can safely return. 
 return 0;
}

 

//and the compiling command

gcc -o thread_c2 thread_create2.c -lpthread