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diff --git a/manual/process.texi b/manual/process.texi index 652b0001b5..5728bde2cb 100644 --- a/manual/process.texi +++ b/manual/process.texi @@ -228,6 +228,17 @@ The @code{getppid} function returns the process ID of the parent of the current process. @end deftypefun +@deftypefun pid_t gettid (void) +@standards{Linux, unistd.h} +@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}} +The @code{gettid} function returns the thread ID of the current +thread. The returned value is obtained from the Linux kernel and is +not subject to caching. See the discussion of thread IDs above, +especially regarding reuse of the IDs of threads which have exited. + +This function is specific to Linux. +@end deftypefun + @node Creating a Process @section Creating a Process |