my_thread_os_id.h File Reference

Portable wrapper for gettid(). More...

#include "my_config.h"
#include "my_macros.h"
#include "my_thread.h"
#include <sys/syscall.h>
#include <unistd.h>

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Typedefs
typedef unsigned long long	my_thread_os_id_t

Functions
static my_thread_os_id_t	my_thread_os_id ()
	Return the operating system thread id. More...

Detailed Description

Portable wrapper for gettid().

Typedef Documentation

my_thread_os_id_t

typedef unsigned long long my_thread_os_id_t

Function Documentation

my_thread_os_id()

static my_thread_os_id_t my_thread_os_id ( )

inlinestatic

Return the operating system thread id.

With Linux, threads have:

• an internal id, pthread_self(), visible in process
• an external id, gettid(), visible in the operating system, for example with perf in linux. This helper returns the underling operating system thread id.