i think this is because when u create a thread using pthread_create, a master thread is created for controlling the threads created in a process. may be u r refering to this one, and hence ur thread count is three instead of two.. -Pran. -----Original Message----- From: kernelnewbies-bounce@nl.linux.org [mailto:kernelnewbies-bounce@nl.linux.org]On Behalf Of Shesha Sreenivasamurthy Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 3:21 AM To: kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org Subject: pthread creates one extra thread Hi All, I Have the following small code for creating threads. #include <stdio.h> #include <pthread.h> void my_func_1 (void *arg) { while(1) {} } int main() { pthread_t thread_1; pthread_create(&thread_1, NULL,(void*)& my_func_1, NULL); while(1) { } exit(0); } gcc -lpthread -o thread test.c I expect to have created 2 threads. But when I do ps -ef | grep thread I see 3. Say If i use pthread_create and create one more thread, then instead of 3 I see 4. Does any one know what is the reason for this behavior? Any help is highly regarded. -Shesha -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
