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<title>Initial thread is special, cannot pthread_exit()</title>
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<h2>Initial thread is special, cannot pthread_exit()</h2>
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<p>The initial thread in an i5/OS process is special because of these
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characteristics:</p>
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<li>If the initial thread calls <strong>pthread_exit()</strong>, the process
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terminates.</li>
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<li>If the initial thread is the target of a <strong>pthread_cancel()</strong>
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request that is acted upon, the process terminates.</li>
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<li>If the initial thread terminates through any other action, the process
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terminates.</li>
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<li>Many i5/OS APIs and commands target jobs. Some of those APIs target
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resources that are allocated to threads for retrieval or modification. If this
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is the case, the resources that displayed, modified, or retrieved may be the
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resources owned by the initial thread.
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<p>For example, the CL command <strong>WRKACTJOB</strong> allows you to display
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information such as the call stack for a job. Since a job does not have a call
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stack and the call stack is thread scoped, the call stack of the initial thread
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is displayed when you choose to display the call stack of a job.</p>
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<p>Other APIs or CL commands that operate against jobs have undergone similar
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changes. See the specific documentation for the API or CL command of
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concern.</p>
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<a href="rzah4mst.htm">Pthread APIs</a> |
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<a href="aplist.htm">APIs by category</a></td>
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