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CS5103: Assignment 9 Date:

16/10/24

Example:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <pthread.h>

// The function that will be executed by the thread


void *threadFunction(void *arg) {
int *num = (int *)arg;
printf("Hello from the thread! Argument: %d\n", *num);
pthread_exit(NULL); // End the thread
}

int main() {
pthread_t thread; // Declare a thread variable
int argument = 10; // Argument to pass to the thread function
int result;

// Create the thread


result = pthread_create(&thread, NULL, threadFunction, (void *)&argument);

if (result != 0) {
printf("Error creating thread: %d\n", result);
return 1;
}

// Wait for the thread to complete


pthread_join(thread, NULL);

printf("Thread has finished execution.\n");

return 0;
}

Creating a thread:

1. Include the pthread header: The pthread.h header file provides the functions
necessary for thread management.
2. Create a thread function: Define the function that the thread will execute. This function
must take a void * argument and return a void *.
3. Create the thread: Use pthread_create() to create a new thread.
4. Wait for the thread to complete: Use pthread_join() to wait for the thread to finish.

Explanation:

1. pthread_create():
○ Used to create a new thread.
○ It takes four arguments:
■ pthread_t *thread: A pointer to a thread identifier.
■const pthread_attr_t *attr: Thread attributes (set to NULL for
default attributes).
■ void *(*start_routine)(void *): The function to be executed by
the thread.
■ void *arg: Argument to pass to the thread function.
○ Returns 0 on success or a non-zero error code on failure.
2. pthread_join():
○ Waits for the thread to terminate.
○ The first argument is the thread identifier.
○ The second argument is a pointer to the return value of the thread (can be NULL
if not needed).
3. pthread_exit():
○ Terminates the calling thread and optionally returns a value.

Question 1:
Create a simple multithreaded program that prints "Hello from Thread X" where X is the thread
number (e.g., Thread 1, Thread 2, etc.). Use the pthread library to create and manage threads.
[5M]

Test Case Description:

Test the program with 5 threads. Each thread should print "Hello from Thread X" where X
is the thread number.

Hello from Thread 1

Hello from Thread 2

Hello from Thread 3

Hello from Thread 4


Hello from Thread 5

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