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tis_setcancelstate(3) Library Functions Manual tis_setcancelstate(3) NAME tis_setcancelstate - Changes the calling thread's cancelability state. LIBRARY Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a) SYNOPSIS #include <tis.h> int tis_setcancelstate( int state, int *oldstate); STANDARDS None PARAMETERS State of general cancelability to set for the calling thread. Valid state values are as follows: PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE PTHREAD_CANCEL_DIS- ABLE Receives the value of the calling thread's previous cancelability state. DESCRIPTION This routine sets the calling thread's cancelability state to the value specified in the state argument and returns the calling thread's previ- ous cancelability state in the location referenced by the oldstate ar- gument. When a thread's cancelability state is set to PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE, a cancelation request cannot be delivered to the thread, even if a cance- lable routine is called or asynchronous cancelability is enabled. When a thread is created, its default cancelability state is PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE. When this routine is called prior to loading threads, the cancelability state propagates to the initial thread in the executing program. Possible Problems When Disabling Cancelability The most important use of a cancelation request is to ensure that in- definite wait operations are terminated. For example, a thread waiting on some network connection, which might take days to respond (or might never respond), should be made cancelable. When a thread's cancelability state is disabled, no routine called within that thread is cancelable. As a result, the user is unable to cancel the operation. When disabling cancelability, be sure that no long waits can occur or that it is necessary for other reasons to defer cancelation requests around that particular region of code. RETURN VALUES On successful completion, this routine returns the calling thread's previous cancelability state in the oldstate argument. If an error condition occurs, this routine returns an integer value in- dicating the type of error. Possible return values are as follows: Successful completion. The specified state is not PTHREAD_CANCEL_EN- ABLE or PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE. ERRORS None RELATED INFORMATION Functions: tis_testcancel(3) Manuals: Guide to DECthreads and Programmer's Guide delim off tis_setcancelstate(3)