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26 .TH PTHREAD_EQUAL 3 2021-03-22 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
28 pthread_equal \- compare thread IDs
31 .B #include <pthread.h>
33 .BI "int pthread_equal(pthread_t " t1 ", pthread_t " t2 );
35 Compile and link with \fI\-pthread\fP.
40 function compares two thread identifiers.
42 If the two thread IDs are equal,
44 returns a nonzero value; otherwise, it returns 0.
46 This function always succeeds.
48 For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
56 Interface Attribute Value
59 T} Thread safety MT-Safe
65 POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
69 function is necessary because thread IDs should be considered opaque:
70 there is no portable way for applications to directly compare two
74 .BR pthread_create (3),