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14.Dd "August 22, 2018"
15.Dt PTHREAD_ATTR_GETNAME_NP 3C
16.Os
17.Sh NAME
18.Nm pthread_attr_getname_np ,
19.Nm pthread_attr_setname_np
20.Nd get or set thread name attribute
21.Sh SYNOPSIS
22.In pthread.h
23.
24.Ft int
25.Fo pthread_attr_getname_np
26.Fa "pthread_attr_t *restrict attr"
27.Fa "char *name"
28.Fa "size_t len"
29.Fc
30.
31.Ft int
32.Fo pthread_attr_setname_np
33.Fa "pthread_attr_t *restrict attr"
34.Fa "const char *name"
35.Fc
36.
37.Sh DESCRIPTION
38The
39.Fn pthread_attr_setname_np
40and
41.Fn pthread_attr_getname_np
42functions, respectively, set and get the thread name attribute in
43.Fa attr
44to
45.Fa name .
46For
47.Fn pthread_attr_getname_np ,
48.Fa len
49is the size of
50.Fa name .
51Any threads created with
52.Xr pthread_create 3c
53using
54.Fa attr
55will have their name set to
56.Fa name
57upon creation.
58.Pp
59Thread names are limited to
60.Dv PTHREAD_MAX_NAMELEN_NP
61including the terminating NUL.
62They may only contain printable ASCII characters.
63.Sh RETURN VALUES
64Upon successful completion, the
65.Fn pthread_attr_getname_np
66and
67.Fn pthread_attr_setname_np
68functions return
69.Sy 0 .
70Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.
71.Sh ERRORS
72The
73.Fn pthread_attr_getname_np
74function may fail with:
75.Bl -tag -width Er
76.It Er EINVAL
77The
78.Fa name
79argument is
80.Sy NULL .
81.It Er ERANGE
82The size of
83.Fa name
84as indicated by
85.Fa len
86is too small to contain the thread name.
87The buffer may be over-written with partial contents of the thread name.
88.El
89.Pp
90The
91.Fn pthread_attr_setname_np
92function may fail with:
93.Bl -tag -width Er
94.It Er ERANGE
95The length of name given in
96.Fa name
97exceeds the maximum size allowed.
98.El
99.Sh INTERFACE STABILITY
100.Sy Uncommitted
101.Sh MT-LEVEL
102.Sy MT-Safe
103.Sh SEE ALSO
104.Xr pthread_create 3c ,
105.Xr pthread_getname_np 3c
106