36.2.9.5 Thread Names

Function: int pthread_setname_np (pthread_t th, const char *name)

Gives thread th the name name. This name shows up in ps when it’s listing individual threads. name is a NUL-terminated string of no more than 15 non-NUL characters. This documentation is a stub. For additional information on this function, consult the manual page pthread_setname_np(3) See Linux Kernel.

Function: int pthread_getname_np (pthread_t th, char *buf, size_t buflen)

Retrieves the name of thread th. This documentation is a stub. For additional information on this function, consult the manual page pthread_getname_np(3) See Linux Kernel.