pthread_attr_setstacksize()

Set the thread stack-size attribute

Synopsis:

#include <pthread.h>

int pthread_attr_setstacksize( pthread_attr_t * attr,
                               size_t stacksize );

Arguments:

attr

A pointer to the pthread_attr_t structure that defines the attributes to use when creating new threads. For more information, see pthread_attr_init().

stacksize

The size of the stack you want to use in new threads. The minimum value of the thread stack-size attribute is PTHREAD_STACK_MIN.

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The pthread_attr_setstacksize() function sets the thread stack size attribute in the thread attribute object attr to stacksize.

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The system uses some of the provided stack for objects such as thread local storage and an initial stack frame, so less than the entire buffer is available to the thread.

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Returns:

EOK

Success.

EINVAL

The value of stacksize is less than PTHREAD_STACK_MIN or greater than the system limit.

Classification:

POSIX 1003.1 THR TSS

Caveats:

The QNX interpretation of PTHREAD_STACK_MIN is enough memory to run a thread that does nothing:

void nothingthread( void )
{
    return;
}

See also:

pthread_attr_getstacksize(), pthread_attr_init(), pthread_create().

Processes and Threads chapter of Getting Started with QNX Neutrino