#include void do_something(int& i) { ++i; } struct func { int& i; func(int& i_) : i(i_) {} void operator()() { for (unsigned j = 0; j < 1000000; ++j) { do_something(i); } } }; void do_something_in_current_thread() { } void f() { int some_local_state = 0; func my_func(some_local_state); std::thread t(my_func); try { do_something_in_current_thread(); } catch (...) { t.join(); throw; } t.join(); } int main() { f(); }