The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2013 The IEEE and The Open Group

#### NAME

> pthread_equal - compare thread IDs

#### SYNOPSIS

> ``#include <pthread.h>
> int pthread_equal(pthread_t` t1`, pthread_t` t2`);
> ``

#### DESCRIPTION

> This function shall compare the thread IDs t1 and t2.

#### RETURN VALUE

> The pthread_equal() function shall return a non-zero value if t1 and t2 are equal; otherwise, zero shall be returned.

> If either t1 or t2 are not valid thread IDs, the behavior is undefined.

#### ERRORS

> No errors are defined.

> The pthread_equal() function shall not return an error code of [EINTR].

The following sections are informative.

#### EXAMPLES

> None.

#### APPLICATION USAGE

> None.

#### RATIONALE

> Implementations may choose to define a thread ID as a structure. This allows additional flexibility and robustness over using an int. For example, a thread ID could include a sequence number that allows detection of "dangling IDs" (copies of a thread ID that has been detached). Since the C language does not support comparison on structure types, the pthread_equal() function is provided to compare thread IDs.

#### FUTURE DIRECTIONS

> None.

#### SEE ALSO

> pthread_create, pthread_self

> XBD <pthread.h>

#### CHANGE HISTORY

> First released in Issue 5. Included for alignment with the POSIX Threads Extension.

#### Issue 6

> The pthread_equal() function is marked as part of the Threads option.

#### Issue 7

> The pthread_equal() function is moved from the Threads option to the Base.

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