minix/lib/nbsd_libc/sys/_lwp_exit.2
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.\" $NetBSD: _lwp_exit.2,v 1.5 2008/04/30 13:10:51 martin Exp $
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.Dd January 13, 2003
.Dt _LWP_EXIT 2
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm _lwp_exit
.Nd terminate the calling light-weight process
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In lwp.h
.Ft void
.Fn _lwp_exit void
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Fn _lwp_exit
terminates the calling LWP.
If it is the last LWP in the process, the process exits with a status of 0.
If the LWP was not created in a detached state, then the system will not
reclaim its LWP ID until its status is reported to another LWP in the process
via
.Xr _lwp_wait 2 .
.Sh RETURN VALUES
.Fn _lwp_exit
can never return.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr _exit 2 ,
.Xr _lwp_create 2 ,
.Xr _lwp_wait 2
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Fn _lwp_exit
system call first appeared in
.Nx 2.0 .