1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 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;