legion/src/generic/createthr.c

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* OpenSPARC T2 Processor File: createthr.c
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#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#include "basics.h"
#include "fatal.h"
#include "createthr.h"

void create_thread(void *(*start_funcp)(void *), void * argp, pthread_t * idp)
{
        int res;
                /* create the execution thread */

        do {
                pthread_attr_t attr;
                pthread_attr_init(&attr); /* initialize attr with default attributes */
                pthread_attr_setscope(&attr, PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM);     /* schedule like a process */
                res = pthread_create( idp, &attr, start_funcp, argp );
                pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
        } while (res == -1 && errno == EAGAIN);
        if (res == -1) fatal("failed to create thread");
}