How do I terminate a thread in C++11?

Question

I don\'t need to terminate the thread correctly, or make it respond to a \"terminate\" command. I am interested in terminating the thread forcefully using pure C++11.

Answer 1

Tips of using OS-dependent function to terminate C++ thread:

1. std::thread::native_handle() only can get the thread’s valid native handle type before calling join() or detach(). After that, native_handle() returns 0 - pthread_cancel() will coredump.

2. To effectively call native thread termination function(e.g. pthread_cancel()), you need to save the native handle before calling std::thread::join() or std::thread::detach(). So that your native terminator always has a valid native handle to use.

More explanations please refer to: http://bo-yang.github.io/2017/11/19/cpp-kill-detached-thread .