pthread yet again
This commit is contained in:
175
lib/libpthread/pthread_attr_getstack.3
Normal file
175
lib/libpthread/pthread_attr_getstack.3
Normal file
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
|
||||
.\" $NetBSD: pthread_attr_getstack.3,v 1.5 2010/07/09 17:15:59 jruoho Exp $
|
||||
.\"
|
||||
.\" Copyright (c) 2010 Jukka Ruohonen <jruohonen@iki.fi>
|
||||
.\" All rights reserved.
|
||||
.\"
|
||||
.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
|
||||
.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
|
||||
.\" are met:
|
||||
.\"
|
||||
.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
|
||||
.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
|
||||
.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
|
||||
.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
|
||||
.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
|
||||
.\"
|
||||
.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS
|
||||
.\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
|
||||
.\" TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
|
||||
.\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS
|
||||
.\" BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
|
||||
.\" CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
|
||||
.\" SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
|
||||
.\" INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
|
||||
.\" CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
|
||||
.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
|
||||
.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
|
||||
.\"
|
||||
.Dd July 9, 2010
|
||||
.Dt PTHREAD_ATTR_GETSTACK 3
|
||||
.Os
|
||||
.Sh NAME
|
||||
.Nm pthread_attr_getstack
|
||||
.Nd get and set thread stack attributes
|
||||
.Sh LIBRARY
|
||||
.Lb libpthread
|
||||
.Sh SYNOPSIS
|
||||
.In pthread.h
|
||||
.Ft int
|
||||
.Fn pthread_attr_getstack \
|
||||
"const pthread_attr_t * restrict attr" \
|
||||
"void ** restrict stackaddr, size_t * restrict stacksize"
|
||||
.Ft int
|
||||
.Fn pthread_attr_setstack \
|
||||
"pthread_attr_t * restrict attr" "void *stackaddr, size_t stacksize"
|
||||
.Ft int
|
||||
.Fn pthread_attr_getstacksize \
|
||||
"const pthread_attr_t * restrict attr" "size_t * restrict stacksize"
|
||||
.Ft int
|
||||
.Fn pthread_attr_setstacksize \
|
||||
"pthread_attr_t *attr" "size_t stacksize"
|
||||
.Ft int
|
||||
.Fn pthread_attr_getstackaddr \
|
||||
"const pthread_attr_t * restrict attr" "void ** restrict stackaddr"
|
||||
.Ft int
|
||||
.Fn pthread_attr_setstackaddr \
|
||||
"pthread_attr_t *attr" "void *stackaddr"
|
||||
.Sh DESCRIPTION
|
||||
The
|
||||
.Fn pthread_attr_getstack
|
||||
and
|
||||
.Fn pthread_attr_setstack
|
||||
functions get and set, respectively, the thread stack attributes
|
||||
.Fa stackaddr
|
||||
and
|
||||
.Fa stacksize
|
||||
in the
|
||||
.Fa attr
|
||||
object.
|
||||
The remaining four functions behave similarly,
|
||||
but instead of getting or setting both
|
||||
.Fa stackaddr
|
||||
and
|
||||
.Fa stacksize ,
|
||||
these get and set the values individually.
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
The
|
||||
.Fa stacksize
|
||||
parameter is defined to be the minimum stack size (in bytes)
|
||||
allocated for the thread's stack during the creation of the thread.
|
||||
The
|
||||
.Fa stackaddr
|
||||
attribute specifies the location of storage to be used for the thread's stack.
|
||||
All pages within the stack described by
|
||||
.Fa stackaddr
|
||||
and
|
||||
.Fa stacksize
|
||||
should be both readable and writable by the thread.
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
The behavior is undefined in all functions if the
|
||||
.Fa attr
|
||||
parameter does not refer to an attribute object initialized by using
|
||||
.Xr pthread_attr_init 3
|
||||
prior to the call.
|
||||
In addition, undefined behavior may follow if the
|
||||
.Fn pthread_attr_getstack
|
||||
function is called before the
|
||||
.Fa stackaddr
|
||||
attribute has been set.
|
||||
.Ss Rationale
|
||||
The rationale behind these functions is to address cases where an application
|
||||
may be used in an environment where the stack of a thread must be placed to
|
||||
some particular region of memory.
|
||||
For the majority of applications, this is seldom necessary,
|
||||
and the use of these functions should be generally avoided.
|
||||
At least few potential caveats can be mentioned.
|
||||
.Bl -bullet -offset 2n
|
||||
.It
|
||||
There is a certain degree of ambiguity in the
|
||||
.Tn POSIX
|
||||
standard with respect to thread stack.
|
||||
.It
|
||||
The exact behavior of the functions may vary
|
||||
both across machines and operating systems.
|
||||
In particular, the address specified by
|
||||
.Fa stackaddr
|
||||
should be suitably aligned.
|
||||
The system page size, as specified by
|
||||
.Xr sysconf 3 ,
|
||||
and the use of
|
||||
.Xr posix_memalign 3
|
||||
may guarantee some degree of portability.
|
||||
Also
|
||||
.Xr mmap 2
|
||||
provides means for alignment.
|
||||
.It
|
||||
If the application modifies the stack address, it claims also
|
||||
the responsibility of allocating the stack area and guarding it against
|
||||
possible stack overflow.
|
||||
No default guard area will be allocated (see
|
||||
.Xr pthread_attr_getguardsize 3 ) .
|
||||
It may be necessary to manually use
|
||||
.Xr mprotect 2
|
||||
in order to define a guard area at the end of the allocated stack.
|
||||
.It
|
||||
Moreover, if
|
||||
.Fa attr
|
||||
is used to create multiple threads, the stack address must be changed
|
||||
by the application between successive calls to
|
||||
.Xr pthread_create 3 .
|
||||
.El
|
||||
.Sh RETURN VALUES
|
||||
If successful, these functions return 0.
|
||||
Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.
|
||||
.Sh ERRORS
|
||||
No errors are defined for the three functions that obtain the stack values.
|
||||
The three functions that set the stack values may fail if:
|
||||
.Bl -tag -width Er
|
||||
.It Bq Er ENOMEM
|
||||
There was insufficient memory to complete the operation.
|
||||
.El
|
||||
.Pp
|
||||
The
|
||||
.Fn pthread_attr_setstacksize
|
||||
function may additionally fail if:
|
||||
.Bl -tag -width Er
|
||||
.It Bq Er EINVAL
|
||||
The specified
|
||||
.Fa stacksize
|
||||
is less than
|
||||
.Dv PTHREAD_STACK_MIN
|
||||
or exceeds some system-imposed limit.
|
||||
.El
|
||||
.Sh SEE ALSO
|
||||
.Xr pthread_attr 3 ,
|
||||
.Xr pthread_attr_setguardsize 3
|
||||
.Sh STANDARDS
|
||||
All described functions conform to
|
||||
.St -p1003.1-2001 .
|
||||
Note that
|
||||
.Fn pthread_attr_getstackaddr
|
||||
and
|
||||
.Fn pthread_attr_setstackaddr
|
||||
were however removed from the specification in the
|
||||
.St -p1003.1-2008
|
||||
revision.
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user