3 files changed, 42 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
index a225c957f2e..97d9ef8da1a 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
@@ -3555,6 +3555,36 @@ gf_thread_create (pthread_t *thread, const pthread_attr_t *attr,
 }
 
 int
+gf_thread_create_detached (pthread_t *thread,
+                         void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg)
+{
+        pthread_attr_t attr;
+        int ret = -1;
+
+        ret = pthread_attr_init (&attr);
+        if (ret) {
+                gf_msg (THIS->name, GF_LOG_ERROR, ret,
+                        LG_MSG_PTHREAD_ATTR_INIT_FAILED,
+                        "Thread attribute initialization failed");
+                return -1;
+        }
+
+        pthread_attr_setdetachstate (&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
+
+        ret = gf_thread_create (thread, &attr, start_routine, arg);
+        if (ret) {
+                gf_msg (THIS->name, GF_LOG_ERROR, ret,
+                        LG_MSG_PTHREAD_FAILED,
+                        "Thread creation failed");
+                ret = -1;
+        }
+
+        pthread_attr_destroy (&attr);
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+int
 gf_skip_header_section (int fd, int header_len)
 {
         int  ret           = -1;
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.h b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.h
index 09d585ad9c3..4741d430a03 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.h
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.h
@@ -766,6 +766,9 @@ int gf_set_timestamp  (const char *src, const char* dest);
 
 int gf_thread_create (pthread_t *thread, const pthread_attr_t *attr,
                       void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg);
+int gf_thread_create_detached (pthread_t *thread,
+                      void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg);
+
 gf_boolean_t
 gf_is_service_running (char *pidfile, int *pid);
 int
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/libglusterfs-messages.h b/libglusterfs/src/libglusterfs-messages.h
index c0bcabac798..d18f4cb3112 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/libglusterfs-messages.h
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/libglusterfs-messages.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  */
 
 #define GLFS_LG_BASE            GLFS_MSGID_COMP_LIBGLUSTERFS
-#define GLFS_LG_NUM_MESSAGES    205
+#define GLFS_LG_NUM_MESSAGES    206
 #define GLFS_LG_MSGID_END       (GLFS_LG_BASE + GLFS_LG_NUM_MESSAGES + 1)
 /* Messaged with message IDs */
 #define glfs_msg_start_lg GLFS_LG_BASE, "Invalid: Start of messages"
@@ -1754,6 +1754,14 @@
  * @recommendedaction
  *
  */
+#define LG_MSG_PTHREAD_ATTR_INIT_FAILED                  (GLFS_LG_BASE + 206)
+
+/*!
+ * @messageid
+ * @diagnosis
+ * @recommendedaction
+ *
+ */
 /*------------*/
 
 #define glfs_msg_end_lg GLFS_LG_MSGID_END, "Invalid: End of messages"