/** \brief Thread data type (opaque structure) */
typedef struct s_xbt_thread_ *xbt_thread_t;
- XBT_PUBLIC(xbt_thread_t) xbt_thread_create(void_f_pvoid_t start_routine,void* param);
+ XBT_PUBLIC(xbt_thread_t) xbt_thread_create(const char *name, void_fp_pvoid_t start_routine,void* param);
XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_thread_exit();
XBT_PUBLIC(xbt_thread_t) xbt_thread_self(void);
+ XBT_PUBLIC(const char*) xbt_thread_name(xbt_thread_t t);
+ XBT_PUBLIC(const char*) xbt_thread_self_name(void);
/* xbt_thread_join frees the joined thread (ie the XBT wrapper around it, the OS frees the rest) */
XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_thread_join(xbt_thread_t thread);
- /* Brutally ends the life of the poor victim */
- XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_thread_destroy(xbt_thread_t thread);
+ /* Ends the life of the poor victim (not always working if it's computing, but working if it's blocked in the OS) */
+ XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_thread_cancel(xbt_thread_t thread);
/* suicide */
XBT_PUBLIC(void) xbt_thread_exit(void);
/* current thread pass control to any possible thread wanting it */
