tests/test-progs/pthread/src/test_pthread_create_seq.cpp

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  * Authors: Tuan Ta
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#include <pthread.h>

#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>

//------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Create n threads and run them one after another
// Each child thread writes its thread id to an output array
//------------------------------------------------------------------------

#define MAX_N_WORKER_THREADS 10

typedef struct
{
    int tid;
    int* output;
} ThreadArg;

void* func( void* args )
{
    ThreadArg* my_args = ( ThreadArg* ) args;

    // write tid to this thread's output
    (*my_args->output) = my_args->tid;

    return nullptr;
}

int main( int argc, const char* argv[] )
{
    int n_worker_threads = 0;

    // allocate all threads
    pthread_t* threads = new pthread_t[MAX_N_WORKER_THREADS];
    ThreadArg* t_args = new ThreadArg[MAX_N_WORKER_THREADS];

    // create an output array for all threads
    int* outputs = new int[MAX_N_WORKER_THREADS];
    int ret;

    // try to spawn as many worker threads as possible
    for ( int tid = 0; tid < MAX_N_WORKER_THREADS; ++tid ) {

        // set up thread args
        t_args[tid].tid = tid;
        t_args[tid].output = outputs + tid;

        // spawn thread
        ret = pthread_create( threads + tid, nullptr, func, &t_args[tid] );
        if (ret != 0 ) {
            break;
        }

        n_worker_threads++;

        // wait for the thread to join before moving on
        pthread_join( threads[tid], nullptr );
    }

    // verify
    bool passed = true;
    for ( int i = 0; i < n_worker_threads; ++i ) {
        if ( outputs[i] != i ) {
            passed = false;
            break;
        }
    }

    // clean up
    delete[] threads;
    delete[] t_args;
    delete[] outputs;

    // failed if outputs are not correct or no worker thread was spawned
    if (!passed || n_worker_threads < 1)
        return EXIT_FAILURE;

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}