how to get thread's pid?

if call getpid() in the thread , it will return the father's pid,
but I want the thread's true pid, how?

note:
I use pthread_create(&id,NULL,&fun,&arg) to get the thread.

what is your code?

getppid() will return father's pid but getpid() will return own pid.

Look for example:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(void) {

printf( "I am parent. This is my pid: %d", getpid() );

if(fork()==0) {
     printf( "I am child. This is the child pid: %d", getpid() );
     printf( "This is the parent's pid: %d", getppid() );
}

}

Maybe you put getpid() in parent's section code. Of course it will give parent pid not child pid. I guess the case will be similar with pthread_create function.

I don't think so.
maybe it 's true when using fork(),
but I think getppid() and getpid() return the same thing in threads(created by pthread_create).

Use pthread_self().

find something:
if rm /lib/tls/
then getpid() return different pid in thread from its father.

my distribution=rh9.0

but why?

check out man pthread_self

pthread_self() returns thread id, not process id
AFAIK in kernel 2.6 they changed something, and it's not possible (or harder then just use getpid()) to get the correct pid in thread.
Check out this thread

I see now,
thanks a lot!

Just use gettid();

^^;

Originally Posted by Clauselan Just use gettid(); ^^;

If it doesn't work, use following code instead of gettid().

syscall(__NR_gettid)

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All of the threads created by a process belong to that process and all of them will therefore retrieve the same process-ID.

Each thread also has its own unique, separate, identifier.