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+/* Detach a thread.
+   Copyright (C) 2000-2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
+   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+   License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Library General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If
+   not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#include <pt-internal.h>
+
+/* Indicate that the storage for THREAD can be reclaimed when it
+   terminates.  */
+int
+pthread_detach (pthread_t thread)
+{
+  struct __pthread *pthread;
+  int err = 0;
+
+  /* Lookup the thread structure for THREAD.  */
+  pthread = __pthread_getid (thread);
+  if (pthread == NULL)
+    return ESRCH;
+
+  __pthread_mutex_lock (&pthread->state_lock);
+
+  switch (pthread->state)
+    {
+    case PTHREAD_JOINABLE:
+      /* THREAD still running.  Mark it as detached such that its
+         resources can be reclaimed as soon as the thread exits.  */
+      pthread->state = PTHREAD_DETACHED;
+
+      /* Broadcast the condition.  This will make threads that are
+         waiting to join THREAD continue with hopefully disastrous
+         consequences instead of blocking indefinitely.  */
+      pthread_cond_broadcast (&pthread->state_cond);
+      __pthread_mutex_unlock (&pthread->state_lock);
+
+      __pthread_dealloc (pthread);
+      break;
+
+    case PTHREAD_EXITED:
+      __pthread_mutex_unlock (&pthread->state_lock);
+
+      /* THREAD has already exited.  PTHREAD remained after the thread
+         exited in order to provide the exit status, but it turns out
+         it won't be needed.  */
+      __pthread_dealloc (pthread);
+      break;
+
+    case PTHREAD_TERMINATED:
+      /* Pretend THREAD wasn't there in the first place.  */
+      __pthread_mutex_unlock (&pthread->state_lock);
+      err = ESRCH;
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      /* Thou shalt not detach non-joinable threads!  */
+      __pthread_mutex_unlock (&pthread->state_lock);
+      err = EINVAL;
+      break;
+    }
+
+  return err;
+}