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26 .Dt PTHREAD_SPIN_INIT 3
30 .Nd initialize a spin lock
36 .Fn pthread_spin_init "pthread_spinlock_t *lock" "int pshared"
40 function is used to initialize a spinlock.
43 parameter is currently unused and all spinlocks exhibit the
44 .Dv PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED
47 The results of calling
49 with an already initialized lock are undefined.
53 function will return zero.
54 Otherwise an error number will be returned to indicate the error.
58 function shall fail if:
61 Insufficient memory exists to initialize the lock.
71 parameter was NULL or the
74 .Dv PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED
76 .Dv PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE .
79 .Xr pthread_spin_destroy 3 ,
80 .Xr pthread_spin_lock 3 ,
81 .Xr pthread_spin_trylock 3 ,
82 .Xr pthread_spin_unlock 3
88 Applications using spinlocks are vulnerable to the effects of priority
90 Applications using real-time threads
91 .Pq Dv SCHED_FIFO , SCHED_RR
92 should not use these interfaces.
93 Outside carefully controlled environments, priority inversion with spinlocks
94 can lead to system deadlock.
95 Mutexes are preferable in nearly every possible use case.