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.Dd May 5, 2016
.Dt PTHREAD_SUSPEND_NP 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pthread_suspend_np
.Nd suspend a thread
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libpthread
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In pthread_np.h
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_suspend_np "pthread_t tid"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn pthread_suspend_np
function, called on an active thread, causes it to suspend.
.Pp
It is not safe for the caller of the
.Fn pthread_suspend_np
function to use any non-async signal safe functions, except
.Xr pthread_resume_np 3 ,
until suspended thread is resumed, unless measures are taken to ensure
that the thread is suspended at a safe point.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
If successful,
.Fn pthread_suspend_np
function returns 0.
Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.
.Sh ERRORS
The
.Fn pthread_suspend_np
function will fail if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er EDEADLK
An attempt was made to suspend the current thread.
.It Bq Er EINVAL
The value specified by the
.Fa tid
argument is invalid.
.It Bq Er ESRCH
No thread could be found corresponding to the thread ID specified by the
.Fa tid
argument.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pthread_resume_all_np 3 ,
.Xr pthread_resume_np 3 ,
.Xr pthread_suspend_all_np 3
.Sh AUTHORS
This manual page was written by
.An Alexey Zelkin Aq Mt phantom@FreeBSD.org .