From 0f13e65061231a56fdf9428ed1df4a614642a596 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Pfaff Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:45:43 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] util: Set thread name via pthreads in set_subprogram_name(). This makes "top" and "ps" output more readable on FreeBSD at least, and the names are also visible in debuggers. Suggested-by: Ed Maste Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff Acked-by: Andy Zhou Tested-by: Andy Zhou --- configure.ac | 3 ++- lib/util.c | 8 +++++++- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index ac847bd33..9646b6a7e 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ AC_CHECK_DECLS([sys_siglist], [], [], [[#include ]]) AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct stat.st_mtim.tv_nsec, struct stat.st_mtimensec], [], [], [[#include ]]) AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct ifreq.ifr_flagshigh], [], [], [[#include ]]) -AC_CHECK_FUNCS([mlockall strnlen getloadavg statvfs getmntent_r]) +AC_CHECK_FUNCS([mlockall strnlen getloadavg statvfs getmntent_r \ + pthread_setname_np pthread_set_name_np]) AC_CHECK_HEADERS([mntent.h sys/statvfs.h linux/types.h linux/if_ether.h stdatomic.h]) AC_CHECK_HEADERS([net/if_mib.h], [], [], [[#include #include ]]) diff --git a/lib/util.c b/lib/util.c index c69d7d150..6a721070a 100644 --- a/lib/util.c +++ b/lib/util.c @@ -395,11 +395,17 @@ get_subprogram_name(void) } /* Sets 'name' as the name of the currently running thread or process. (This - * appears in log messages.) */ + * appears in log messages and may also be visible in system process listings + * and debuggers.) */ void set_subprogram_name(const char *name) { free(subprogram_name_set(xstrdup(name))); +#if HAVE_PTHREAD_SETNAME_NP + pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), name); +#elif HAVE_PTHREAD_SET_NAME_NP + pthread_set_name_np(pthread_self(), name); +#endif } /* Returns a pointer to a string describing the program version. The -- 2.43.0