POSIX(R) Threads

Reading "Programming with POSIX(R) Threads".

Asynchronous:
Any two operations are “asynchronous” when they can proceed independently of each other.

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“If seven maids with seven mops
Swept it for half a year,
Do you suppose,” the Walrus said,
“That they could get it clear?”
“I doubt it,” said the Carpenter,
And shed a bitter tear.

—Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass

• pthread_t thread;
• int pthread_equal (pthread_t t1, pthread_t t2);
• int pthread_create ( pthread_t *thread, const pthread_attr_t *attr, void *( *start) (void *), void *arg);
• pthread_t pthread_self (void);
• int sched_yield ( void);
• int pthread_exit ( void *value_ptr);
• int pthread_detach ( pthread_t thread);
• int pthread_join ( pthread_t thread, void **value_ptr);