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pthread...stacksize(3) Library Functions Manual pthread...stacksize(3)

NAME top

   pthread_attr_setstacksize, pthread_attr_getstacksize - set/get
   stack size attribute in thread attributes object

LIBRARY top

   POSIX threads library (_libpthread_, _-lpthread_)

SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <pthread.h>**

   **int pthread_attr_setstacksize(pthread_attr_t ***_attr_**, size_t** _stacksize_**);**
   **int pthread_attr_getstacksize(const pthread_attr_t *restrict** _attr_**,**
                                 **size_t *restrict** _stacksize_**);**

DESCRIPTION top

   The **pthread_attr_setstacksize**() function sets the stack size
   attribute of the thread attributes object referred to by _attr_ to
   the value specified in _stacksize_.

   The stack size attribute determines the minimum size (in bytes)
   that will be allocated for threads created using the thread
   attributes object _attr_.

   The **pthread_attr_getstacksize**() function returns the stack size
   attribute of the thread attributes object referred to by _attr_ in
   the buffer pointed to by _stacksize_.

RETURN VALUE top

   On success, these functions return 0; on error, they return a
   nonzero error number.

ERRORS top

   **pthread_attr_setstacksize**() can fail with the following error:

   **EINVAL** The stack size is less than **PTHREAD_STACK_MIN** (16384)
          bytes.

   On some systems, **pthread_attr_setstacksize**() can fail with the
   error **EINVAL** if _stacksize_ is not a multiple of the system page
   size.

ATTRIBUTES top

   For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
   [attributes(7)](../man7/attributes.7.html).
   ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
   │ **Interface** │ **Attribute** │ **Value** │
   ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
   │ **pthread_attr_setstacksize**(),         │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
   │ **pthread_attr_getstacksize**()          │               │         │
   └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

VERSIONS top

   These functions are provided since glibc 2.1.

STANDARDS top

   POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.

NOTES top

   For details on the default stack size of new threads, see
   [pthread_create(3)](../man3/pthread%5Fcreate.3.html).

   A thread's stack size is fixed at the time of thread creation.
   Only the main thread can dynamically grow its stack.

   The [pthread_attr_setstack(3)](../man3/pthread%5Fattr%5Fsetstack.3.html) function allows an application to set
   both the size and location of a caller-allocated stack that is to
   be used by a thread.

BUGS top

   As at glibc 2.8, if the specified _stacksize_ is not a multiple of
   **STACK_ALIGN** (16 bytes on most architectures), it may be rounded
   _downward_, in violation of POSIX.1, which says that the allocated
   stack will be at least _stacksize_ bytes.

EXAMPLES top

   See [pthread_create(3)](../man3/pthread%5Fcreate.3.html).

SEE ALSO top

   [getrlimit(2)](../man2/getrlimit.2.html), [pthread_attr_init(3)](../man3/pthread%5Fattr%5Finit.3.html), [pthread_attr_setguardsize(3)](../man3/pthread%5Fattr%5Fsetguardsize.3.html),
   [pthread_attr_setstack(3)](../man3/pthread%5Fattr%5Fsetstack.3.html), [pthread_create(3)](../man3/pthread%5Fcreate.3.html), [pthreads(7)](../man7/pthreads.7.html)

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