1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/bridges/pthread/thread_bridge.c b/src/bridges/pthread/thread_bridge.c
index e014a3a..1cafacd 100644
--- a/src/bridges/pthread/thread_bridge.c
+++ b/src/bridges/pthread/thread_bridge.c
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 #ifdef USE_THREAD
 
 #include <bridges/pthread/thread_bridge.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 pthread_t run_job_in_thread(ff_thread_job *job) {
     pthread_t thread;
-    pthread_create(&thread, NULL, ff_thread_wrapper, job);
+    int r = pthread_create(&thread, NULL, ff_thread_wrapper, job);
+    if (r != 0) {
+        // pthread_create failed; return an invalid thread value (0) to signal error
+        return (pthread_t)0;
+    }
+
+    // Detach the thread to avoid requiring callers to join it. If you want join
+    // semantics, consider changing the API to return an error and an out pthread_t.
+    pthread_detach(thread);
     return thread;
 }