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28.Dd May 5, 2020
29.Dt THR_SUSPEND 2
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm thr_suspend
33.Nd suspend the calling thread
34.Sh LIBRARY
35.Lb libc
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.In sys/thr.h
38.Ft int
39.Fn thr_suspend "struct timespec *timeout"
40.Sh DESCRIPTION
41.Bf -symbolic
42This function is intended for implementing threading.
43Normal applications should use
44.Xr pthread_cond_timedwait 3
45together with
46.Xr pthread_cond_broadcast 3
47for typical safe suspension with cooperation of the thread
48being suspended, or
49.Xr pthread_suspend_np 3
50and
51.Xr pthread_resume_np 3
52in some specific situations, instead.
53.Ef
54.Pp
55The
56.Fn thr_suspend
57system call puts the calling thread in a suspended state, where it is
58not eligible for CPU time.
59This state is exited by another thread calling
60.Xr thr_wake 2 ,
61when the time interval specified by
62.Fa timeout
63has elapsed,
64or by the delivery of a signal to the suspended thread.
65.Pp
66If the
67.Fa timeout
68argument is
69.Dv NULL ,
70the suspended state can be only terminated by explicit
71.Fn thr_wake
72or signal.
73.Pp
74If a wake from
75.Xr thr_wake 2
76was delivered before the
77.Nm
78call, the thread is not put into a suspended state.
79Instead, the call
80returns immediately without an error.
81.Pp
82If a thread previously called
83.Xr thr_wake 2
84with its own thread identifier, which resulted in setting the internal kernel
85flag to immediately abort interruptible sleeps with an
86.Er EINTR
87error
88.Po
89see
90.Xr thr_wake 2
91.Pc ,
92the flag is cleared.
93As with
94.Xr thr_wake 2
95called from another thread, the next
96.Nm
97call does not result in suspension.
98.Sh RETURN VALUES
99.Rv -std thr_suspend
100.Sh ERRORS
101The
102.Fn thr_suspend
103operation returns the following errors:
104.Bl -tag -width Er
105.It Bq Er EFAULT
106The memory pointed to by the
107.Fa timeout
108argument is not valid.
109.It Bq Er ETIMEDOUT
110The specified timeout expired.
111.It Bq Er ETIMEDOUT
112The
113.Fa timeout
114argument specified a zero time interval.
115.It Bq Er EINTR
116The sleep was interrupted by a signal.
117.El
118.Sh SEE ALSO
119.Xr ps 1 ,
120.Xr thr_wake 2 ,
121.Xr pthread_resume_np 3 ,
122.Xr pthread_suspend_np 3
123.Sh STANDARDS
124The
125.Fn thr_suspend
126system call is non-standard.
127.Sh HISTORY
128The
129.Fn thr_suspend
130system call first appeared in
131.Fx 5.2 .
132