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55 .Dt PTHREAD_MUTEX_LOCK 3
58 .Nm pthread_mutex_lock ,
59 .Nm pthread_mutex_trylock
60 .Nd acquire a lock on a mutex
66 .Fn pthread_mutex_lock "pthread_mutex_t *mutex"
68 .Fn pthread_mutex_trylock "pthread_mutex_t *mutex"
71 .Fn pthread_mutex_lock
74 If the mutex is already locked, the calling thread will block until the
75 mutex becomes available.
78 .Fn pthread_mutex_trylock
81 If the mutex is already locked,
82 .Fn pthread_mutex_trylock
83 will not block waiting for the mutex, but will return an error condition.
86 .Fn pthread_mutex_lock
88 .Fn pthread_mutex_trylock
89 will return zero, otherwise an error number will be returned to
92 .Fn pthread_mutex_lock
96 A deadlock would occur if the thread blocked waiting for
99 The value specified by
104 .Fn pthread_mutex_trylock
112 .Fn pthread_mutex_trylock
116 The value specified by
121 .Xr pthread_mutex_destroy 3 ,
122 .Xr pthread_mutex_init 3 ,
123 .Xr pthread_mutex_unlock 3
125 .Fn pthread_mutex_lock
127 .Fn pthread_mutex_trylock