APUE第十一章P312,“调用线程将一直阻塞,直到指定的线程调用pthread_exit、从启动例程中返回或者被取消。“这句话的理解,调用pthread_join()函数的线程会等到pthread_join()指定的线程结束自己才结束,使创建的线程有机会执行。而且该线程必须可结合的,如果线程已处于分离状态,调用失败。同时,创建了一个新的线程,必须使用pthread_join()对资源进行收回。
书中的例子:
#include "apue.h"
#include <pthread.h>
void *
thr_fn1(void *arg)
{
printf("thread 1 returning\n");
return((void *)1);
}
void *
thr_fn2(void *arg)
{
printf("thread 2 exiting\n");
pthread_exit((void *)2);
}
int
main(void)
{
int err;
pthread_t tid1, tid2;
void *tret;
err = pthread_create(&tid1, NULL, thr_fn1, NULL);
if (err != 0)
err_exit(err, "can't create thread 1");
err = pthread_create(&tid2, NULL, thr_fn2, NULL);
if (err != 0)
err_exit(err, "can't create thread 2");
err = pthread_join(tid1, &tret);
if (err != 0)
err_exit(err, "can't join with thread 1");
printf("thread 1 exit code %ld\n", (long)tret);
err = pthread_join(tid2, &tret);
if (err != 0)
err_exit(err, "can't join with thread 2");
printf("thread 2 exit code %ld\n", (long)tret);
exit(0);
}