How to interrupt boost::this_thread in c++

From the sleep() reference:

Throws: boost::thread_interrupted if the current thread of execution is interrupted.

Notes: sleep() is one of the predefined interruption points.

So what you need to do in your thread is to put the sleep() call in a try-catch, and catch boost::thread_interrupted. Then call interrupt() on the thread object to interrupt the sleep.

By the way, also from the sleep reference:

Warning

DEPRECATED since 3.0.0.

Use sleep_for() and sleep_until() instead.