2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main_notify.c b/src/main_notify.c
index 2c546633d..04ceac62d 100644
--- a/src/main_notify.c
+++ b/src/main_notify.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "gcc.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
+pthread_t main_task;
+
 static struct ioOps main_notify_IO;
 static int main_pipe[2];
 
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ static int ioops_consume(int fd_count, fd_set * rfds,
 
 void init_main_notify(void)
 {
+	main_task = pthread_self();
 	init_async_pipe(main_pipe);
 	main_notify_IO.fdset = ioops_fdset;
 	main_notify_IO.consume = ioops_consume;
diff --git a/src/main_notify.h b/src/main_notify.h
index db36042a7..dc743b833 100644
--- a/src/main_notify.h
+++ b/src/main_notify.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 #ifndef MAIN_NOTIFY_H
 #define MAIN_NOTIFY_H
 
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+extern pthread_t main_task;
+
 void init_main_notify(void);
 
 void wakeup_main_task(void);