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The pthreads man page mentioned a list of thread safe and unsafe functions, and I didn't understand the term "cancellation point" relating these functions.

What exactly are they?

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  • There is plenty of information on SO and other sites about the meaning of "thread safe" and "cancellation point". You should google those terms. – Marco Bonelli Sep 02 '19 at 08:54
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    Consider reading the POSIX section on [Threads](https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/V2_chap02.html#tag_15_09) which includes 'thread safety' and 'cancellation points' as topics. – Jonathan Leffler Sep 02 '19 at 08:54
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    See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27374707/what-exactly-is-a-cancellation-point – xenoid Sep 02 '19 at 08:54
  • `In pthreads man page` - and the terms are explained in the same man page. Did you read it? Which part didn't you understand? – KamilCuk Sep 02 '19 at 09:07

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