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$FreeBSD: src/lib/libpthread/man/pthread_getspecific.3,v 1.11 2002/09/16 19:29:28 mini Exp $
.Dd July 9, 2010 .Dt PTHREAD_GETSPECIFIC 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm pthread_getspecific , .Nm pthread_setspecific .Nd thread-specific data value .Sh LIBRARY .Lb libpthread .Sh SYNOPSIS n pthread.h .Ft void * .Fn pthread_getspecific "pthread_key_t key" .Ft int .Fn pthread_setspecific "pthread_key_t key" "const void *value" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn pthread_getspecific function returns the value currently bound to the specified .Fa key on behalf of the calling thread. Conversely, the .Fn pthread_setspecific function associates a thread-specific value with a .Fa key obtained via a previous call to .Xr pthread_key_create 3 . Different threads have different values bound to each key. These values are typically pointers to blocks of dynamically allocated memory that have been reserved for use by the calling thread.
p Undefined behavior may follow if either function is called with a .Fa key value not obtained from .Xr pthread_key_create 3 , or if the call is made after .Fa key has been deleted with .Xr pthread_key_delete 3 . It is possible to call either function from a thread-specific data destructor function. Note however that this is not well defined for the .Fn pthread_setspecific function; lost storage or infinite loops may occur. .Sh RETURN VALUES The .Fn pthread_getspecific function will return the thread-specific data value associated with the given .Fa key . If no thread-specific data value is associated with .Fa key , then the value .Dv NULL is returned. If successful, the .Fn pthread_setspecific function will return zero. Otherwise an error number will be returned to indicate the error. .Sh ERRORS No errors are defined for either function. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr pthread_key_create 3 .Sh STANDARDS These functions conform to .St -p1003.1-2001 .