函数声明中显式 "extern" 关键字的 meaning/significance 是什么?

What is the meaning/significance of explicit "extern" keyword in function declaration?

请解释为什么在函数声明中使用extern

main.c

...
pthread_create(&displayThread, &attr, displayThrFxn, &displayEnv);
...

display.h

extern Void *displayThrFxn(Void *arg);

为什么 extern

display.c

...
Void *displayThrFxn(Void *arg)
{
    // some code
}
...

这里使用extern有点多余。默认情况下,如果没有指定,函数有外部链接。

引用 C11 标准,章节 §6.2.3

If the declaration of an identifier for a function has no storage-class specifier, its linkage is determined exactly as if it were declared with the storage-class specifier extern. [...]