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31 .Nm pthread_barrier_destroy , pthread_barrier_init , pthread_barrier_wait
32 .Nd "destroy, initialize or wait on a barrier object"
38 .Fn pthread_barrier_destroy "pthread_barrier_t *barrier"
40 .Fn pthread_barrier_init "pthread_barrier_t *barrier" "const pthread_barrierattr_t *attr" "unsigned count"
42 .Fn pthread_barrier_wait "pthread_barrier_t *barrier"
45 .Fn pthread_barrier_init
46 function will initialize
48 with attributes specified in
52 with default attributes.
53 The number of threads that must call
54 .Fn pthread_barrier_wait
55 before any of the waiting threads can be
56 released is specified by
59 .Fn pthread_barrier_destroy
62 and release any resources that may have been allocated on its behalf.
65 .Fn pthread_barrier_wait
66 function will synchronize calling threads at
68 The threads will be blocked from
69 making further progress until
70 a sufficient number of threads calls this function.
71 The number of threads that must call it before
72 any of them will be released is determined by the
75 .Fn pthread_barrier_init .
76 Once the threads have been released the barrier will be reset.
77 .Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
83 .Dv PTHREAD_BARRIER_SERIAL_THREAD
85 always be returned by the last thread to reach the barrier.
89 .Fn pthread_barrier_destroy
91 .Fn pthread_barrier_init
93 Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error.
95 .Fn pthread_barrier_wait
96 is successful, all but one of the threads will return zero.
97 That one thread will return
98 .Dv PTHREAD_BARRIER_SERIAL_THREAD .
99 Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error.
101 None of these functions will return
105 .Fn pthread_barrier_destroy
106 function will fail if:
109 An attempt was made to destroy
115 .Fn pthread_barrier_destroy
117 .Fn pthread_barrier_wait
118 functions may fail if:
121 The value specified by
127 .Fn pthread_barrier_init
128 function will fail if:
131 The system lacks resources,
138 argument is less than 1.
140 Insufficient memory to initialize
144 .Xr pthread_barrierattr 3
147 .Fn pthread_barrier_destroy ,
148 .Fn pthread_barrier_init
150 .Fn pthread_barrier_wait
151 functions first appeared in