pthread_setname_np()

Name a thread

Synopsis:

#include <pthread.h>

int pthread_setname_np(pthread_t tid,
                       const char* newname);

Arguments:

tid

The ID of the thread you want to name, or 0 if you want to name the calling thread.

newname

NULL, or a NULL-terminated string that specifies the new name. The maximum length is _NTO_THREAD_NAME_MAX.

Library:

libc

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

Description:

The pthread_setname_np() function sets the name of the specified thread to newname. If newname is NULL, the function deletes any name already assigned to the thread. The “np” in the function's name stands for “non-POSIX.”

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This function was added in the QNX Neutrino Core OS 6.3.2.

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Returns:

EOK

Success.

E2BIG

The name is too long.

EPERM

You don't have the appropriate permissions to set the name.

Classification:

QNX Neutrino

See also:

pthread_getname_np()