libc/bionic/pthread_detach.cpp

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#include <errno.h>
#include <pthread.h>

#include "pthread_accessor.h"

int pthread_detach(pthread_t t) {
  {
    pthread_accessor thread(t);
    if (thread.get() == NULL) {
      return ESRCH;
    }

    if (thread->attr.flags & PTHREAD_ATTR_FLAG_DETACHED) {
      return EINVAL; // Already detached.
    }

    if (thread->attr.flags & PTHREAD_ATTR_FLAG_JOINED) {
      return 0; // Already being joined; silently do nothing, like glibc.
    }

    // If the thread has not exited, we can detach it safely.
    if ((thread->attr.flags & PTHREAD_ATTR_FLAG_ZOMBIE) == 0) {
      thread->attr.flags |= PTHREAD_ATTR_FLAG_DETACHED;
      return 0;
    }
  }

  // The thread is in zombie state, use pthread_join to clean it up.
  return pthread_join(t, NULL);
}