Bug#460110: closed by Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net> (Re: Bug#460110: libc6: gettid() documented but not implemented)

[scott+dbug@pakin.org]

Aurelien,

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:12:04 +0000, you wrote:
>> The gettid() function is not implemented (as far as I can tell).  The
>> functionality is present; directly invoking syscall() seems to work.
>> 
>> "man gettid" documents gettid(2) so gettid() really ought to be present.
>> 
>
> And it also says:
>
> NOTES
>        Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it
>        using syscall(2).

Not in Etch it doesn't.  I had also checked an Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon
system and didn't see it there, either.  But yes, Sid does have the
text you quote above.

So how come gettid() isn't implemented?

Thanks,
-- Scott