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.TH hal_start_threads "3hal" "2006-10-12" "LinuxCNC Documentation" "HAL"
.SH NAME
hal_start_threads \- Allow HAL threads to begin executing
.SH SYNTAX
.HP
int hal_start_threads()
.HP
int hal_stop_threads()
.SH ARGUMENTS
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBhal_start_threads\fR starts all threads that have been created. This
is the point at which realtime functions start being called.
\fBhal_stop_threads\fR stops all threads that were previously started by
\fBhal_start_threads\fR. It should be called before any component that
is part of a system exits.
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns a HAL status code.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBhal_export_funct(3hal)\fR, \fBhal_create_thread(3hal)\fR,
\fBhal_add_funct_to_thread(3hal)\fR