exit_group(2) - BetterMan

exit_group(2)

exit all threads in a process

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Synopsis

#include <sys/syscall.h>
       /* Definition of 
SYS_*
 constants */
#include <unistd.h>
[[noreturn]] void syscall(SYS_exit_group, int 
status
);
Note
: glibc provides no wrapper for 
exit_group
(),
    necessitating the use of 
syscall
(2).

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NAME

exit_group - exit all threads in a process

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

bash

#include <sys/syscall.h>\n       /* Definition of \nSYS_*\n constants */
\n#include <unistd.h>

bash

[[noreturn]] void syscall(SYS_exit_group, int \nstatus\n);

Note: glibc provides no wrapper for exit_group(), necessitating the use of syscall(2).

DESCRIPTION

This system call terminates all threads in the calling process's thread group.

RETURN VALUE

This system call does not return.

STANDARDS

Linux.

HISTORY

Linux 2.5.35.

NOTES

Since glibc 2.3, this is the system call invoked when the _exit(2) wrapper function is called.