exit_group(2) — Linux manual page

 exit_group(2) System Calls Manual exit_group(2) 

NAME         top

 exit_group - exit all threads in a process 

LIBRARY         top

 Standard C library (libc, -lc) 

SYNOPSIS         top

 #include <sys/syscall.h> /* Definition of SYS_* constants */ #include <unistd.h> [[noreturn]] void syscall(SYS_exit_group, int status); Note: glibc provides no wrapper for exit_group(), necessitating the use of syscall(2). 

DESCRIPTION         top

 This system call terminates all threads in the calling process's thread group. 

RETURN VALUE         top

 This system call does not return. 

STANDARDS         top

 Linux. 

HISTORY         top

 Linux 2.5.35. 

NOTES         top

 Since glibc 2.3, this is the system call invoked when the _exit(2) wrapper function is called. 

SEE ALSO         top

 _exit(2) 

COLOPHON         top

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