.. _Initializing_and_Terminating_the_Library:

Initializing and Terminating the Library

|full_name| automatically initializes the task scheduler. The initialization process is involved when a thread uses task scheduling services the first time, for example any parallel algorithm, flow graph or task group. The termination happens when the last such thread exits.

Explicit Library Finalization

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oneTBB supports an explicit library termination as a preview feature. The oneapi::tbb::finalize function called with an instance of class oneapi::tbb::task_scheduler_handle blocks the calling thread until all worker threads implicitly created by the library have completed. If waiting for thread completion is not safe, e.g. may result in a deadlock or called inside a task, a parallel algorithm, or a flow graph node, the method fails.

If you know how many active oneapi::tbb::task_scheduler_handle instances exist in the program, it is recommended to call oneapi::tbb::release function on all but the last one, then call oneapi::tbb::finalize for the last instance.