source: CIVL/examples/pthread/detached.cvl@ bf81b8c

/*****************************************************************************
* FILE: detached.c
* DESCRIPTION:
*   This example demonstrates how to explicitly create a thread in a 
*   detached state. This might be done to conserve some system resources
*   if the thread never needs to join later. Compare with the join.c program
*   where the threads are created joinable.
* AUTHOR: 01/30/08 Blaise Barney
* LAST REVISED: 01/29/09  
******************************************************************************/
#include "pthread.cvh"
#include <civlc.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#define NUM_THREADS     4

void *BusyWork(void *t)
{
   long i, tid;
   double result=0.0;
   tid = (long)t;
   printf("Thread %ld starting...\n",tid);
   for (i=0; i<1000000; i++) {
     result = result + sin(i) * tan(i);
     }
   printf("Thread %ld done. Result = %e\n",tid, result);
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
pthread_t thread[NUM_THREADS];
pthread_attr_t attr;
int rc; 
long t;

/* Initialize and set thread detached attribute */
pthread_attr_init(&attr);
pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);

for(t=0;t<NUM_THREADS;t++) {
   printf("Main: creating thread %ld\n", t);
   rc = pthread_create(&thread[t], &attr, BusyWork, (void *)t); 
   if (rc) {
     printf("ERROR; return code from pthread_create() is %d\n", rc);
     exit(-1);
     }
  }

/* We're done with the attribute object, so we can destroy it */
pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);

/* The main thread is done, so we need to call pthread_exit explicitly to
*  permit the working threads to continue even after main completes.
*/
printf("Main: program completed. Exiting.\n");
pthread_exit(NULL);
}