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34 .Nd Run a function exactly once
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39 .Vt ONCE_DECL(control);
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43 "once_t *control" "int (*init_func)(void)"
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47 provides a functionality similar to
49 It ensures that, for a given
52 is executed (successfully) exactly once.
53 It is considered as a successful execution if and only if
56 As long as there was no successful execution,
58 will try again each time it is called.
61 can sleep if it's called concurrently.
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69 Otherwise, it returns 0.
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72 The following example shows how
75 Regardless of how many times
79 will be executed exactly once.
86 * do some initialization.
89 return 0; /* success */
95 static ONCE_DECL(control);
97 RUN_ONCE(\*[Am]control, init_func);
100 * we are sure that init_func has already been completed here.
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