'\" t .\" Copyright (c) 2008 Linux Foundation, written by Michael Kerrisk .\" .\" .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft .\" .TH pthread_testcancel 3 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7" .SH NAME pthread_testcancel \- request delivery of any pending cancelation request .SH LIBRARY POSIX threads library .RI ( libpthread ", " \-lpthread ) .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .B #include .P .B void pthread_testcancel(void); .fi .SH DESCRIPTION Calling .BR pthread_testcancel () creates a cancelation point within the calling thread, so that a thread that is otherwise executing code that contains no cancelation points will respond to a cancelation request. .P If cancelability is disabled (using .BR pthread_setcancelstate (3)), or no cancelation request is pending, then a call to .BR pthread_testcancel () has no effect. .SH RETURN VALUE This function does not return a value. If the calling thread is canceled as a consequence of a call to this function, then the function does not return. .SH ERRORS This function always succeeds. .SH ATTRIBUTES For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see .BR attributes (7). .TS allbox; lbx lb lb l l l. Interface Attribute Value T{ .na .nh .BR pthread_testcancel () T} Thread safety MT-Safe .TE .SH STANDARDS POSIX.1-2008. .SH HISTORY glibc 2.0. POSIX.1-2001. .SH EXAMPLES See .BR pthread_cleanup_push (3). .SH SEE ALSO .BR pthread_cancel (3), .BR pthread_cleanup_push (3), .BR pthread_setcancelstate (3), .BR pthreads (7)