POSIX Threads (pthreads)

1. pthreads(7)

   NPTL overview and thread-safety.

2. pthread_create(3)

   Creating threads with attributes.

3. pthread_mutex_lock(3p)

   Mutex types, lock and unlock semantics and error checking mutexes.

4. pthread_cond_wait(3p)

   Condition variables and spurious wakeups.

5. pthread_attr_init(3)

   Thread attributes such as stack size.

6. pthread_cancel(3)

   Cancellation points and cleanup.

7. sem_overview(7)

   Named and unnamed POSIX semaphores with sem_wait and sem_post.

8. pthread_rwlock_rdlock(3p)

   Reader-writer locks and writer starvation policy.

9. POSIX standard threads

   The pthread.h header and its required types and functions in the POSIX standard.

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