#include #include #include #include #include pthread_t tid[2]; int ret1,ret2; void* doSomeThing(void *arg) { unsigned long i = 0; pthread_t id = pthread_self(); for(i=0; i<(4294967295);i++); if(pthread_equal(id,tid[0])) { printf("\n First thread processing done\n"); ret1 = 1; pthread_exit(&ret1); } else { printf("\n Second thread processing done\n"); ret2 = 2; pthread_exit(&ret2); } return NULL; } int main(void) { int i = 0; int err; int *ptr[2]; while(i < 2) { err = pthread_create(&(tid[i]), NULL, &doSomeThing, NULL); if (err != 0) printf("\ncan't create thread :[%s]", strerror(err)); else printf("\n Thread created successfully\n"); i++; } pthread_join(tid[0], (void**)&(ptr[0])); pthread_join(tid[1], (void**)&(ptr[1])); printf("\n return value from first thread is [%d]\n", *ptr[0]); printf("\n return value from second thread is [%d]\n", *ptr[1]); return 0; }