linux-sysprog · beginner · ~15 min

Detached vs joinable

Account for thread cleanup.

Challenge

A joinable thread must be joined to reclaim its resources. Implement int leaked_threads(int created, int joined, int detached) returning how many joinable threads were never joined (created - joined - detached, floored at 0).

Starter code

int leaked_threads(int created, int joined, int detached) {
    /* TODO */
    return 0;
}

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