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[Docs] Document that Worker are never destroyed (even if pthreads end)

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#16,761 opened on Apr 20, 2022

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Description

Worker Thread that created by pthread_create, pthread_detach, seem in the debugger (Chrome Dev Tool) although it ended and returned. it removed only when calling to pthread_kill

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Version of emscripten/emsdk: emcc (Emscripten gcc/clang-like replacement + linker emulating GNU ld) 3.1.4 (14cd48e6ead13b02a79f47df1a252abc501a3269) clang version 15.0.0 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project ce5588fdf478b6af724977c11a405685cebc3d26) Target: wasm32-unknown-emscripten Thread model: posix

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Explain that pthreads create Workers that persist even after thread exit; update documentation to clarify that Workers are never destroyed unless explicitly killed.
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cppwasm
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