);
                    return (EXIT_FAILURE);
                /* 
                 * If a generic error occurs, we simply abort the 
                 * transaction and exit the thread completely.
                 */
                default:
                    envp-&gt;err(envp, ret, "db put failed");
                    ret = txn-&gt;abort(txn);
                    if (ret != 0)
                        envp-&gt;err(envp, ret, "txn abort failed");
                    return (EXIT_FAILURE);
             } /*