dispatch_unblock()

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Unblock a thread that is blocked on a dispatch handle

Synopsis:

#include <sys/iofunc.h>
#include <sys/dispatch.h>

void dispatch_unblock( dispatch_context_t * ctp );

Arguments:

ctp
A pointer to a dispatch_context_t structure that defines the dispatch context.

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

This routine tries to unblock a thread that is blocked on the given dispatch handle. You should use this function in the thread pool structure as the unblock function pointer so that thread_pool_control() will behave properly.

This function is part of the dispatch layer of a resource manager. For more information, see Layers in a resource manager in the Bones of a Resource Manager chapter of Writing a Resource Manager.

Examples:

For examples using the dispatch interface, see dispatch_create(), message_attach(), resmgr_attach(), and thread_pool_create().

Classification:

QNX OS

Safety:
Cancellation pointYes
Signal handlerYes
ThreadYes
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