8.2. POSIX threads (Pthreads) on AIX

AIX supports the following standards:

  • The Single UNIX Specification Version 2

    The specification includes the POSIX thread standard, known as the IEEE POSIX 1003.1c standard.[2] Thread implementations that conform to this standard are referred to as POSIX threads or Pthreads.[3]

    [2] AIX has been supporting the IEEE POSIX 1003.1c standard since Version 4.3. Later, it was included in the Single UNIX Specification Version 2, which AIX has been supporting since Version 5.1.

    [3] Currently, AIX does not support the POSIX thread option real-time extension.

  • The Open Group UNIX 98 specification[4]

    [4] AIX has been supporting the UNIX 98 specification since Version 4.3.

    The specification defines many additional functions ...

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