_LWP_GETNAME(2) | System Calls Manual | _LWP_GETNAME(2)

# NAME

`_lwp_getname` — get descriptive name of an LWP

# LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <lwp.h>`

int
`_lwp_getname`(lwpid_t target, char *name, size_t len);

# DESCRIPTION

`_lwp_getname`() gets the descriptive name of the LWP. It takes the following arguments.

target
  The LWP whose descriptive name will be obtained.
name
  The buffer to be filled with the descriptive name of the LWP.
len
  The size of the buffer name in bytes.

# RETURN VALUES

The `_lwp_getname`() function returns the value 0 if successful; otherwise the value -1 is returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the error.

# SEE ALSO

ps(1), top(1), _lwp_setname(2), errno(2)

December 15, 2007 | NetBSD 11.0