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.. title:: THREAD_MAX_NAME_LEN

.. option:: CONFIG_THREAD_MAX_NAME_LEN

*Max length of a thread name*

Type: ``int``

Help
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Thread names get stored in the k_thread struct. Indicate the max
name length, including the terminating NULL byte. Reduce this value
to conserve memory.

Direct dependencies
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\ :option:`THREAD_NAME <CONFIG_THREAD_NAME>`

*(Includes any dependencies from ifs and menus.)*

Default
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- 32

Kconfig definition
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.. highlight:: kconfig

At ``kernel/Kconfig:346``

Included via ``Kconfig:8`` → ``Kconfig.zephyr:30``

Menu path: (Top) → General Kernel Options → Kernel Debugging and Metrics → Thread name [EXPERIMENTAL]

.. parsed-literal::

    config THREAD_MAX_NAME_LEN
    	int "Max length of a thread name"
    	range 8 128
    	default 32
    	depends on \ :option:`THREAD_NAME <CONFIG_THREAD_NAME>`
    	help
    	  Thread names get stored in the k_thread struct. Indicate the max
    	  name length, including the terminating NULL byte. Reduce this value
    	  to conserve memory.

*(The 'depends on' condition includes propagated dependencies from ifs and menus.)*