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12 .TH PTHREAD_COND_INIT 3C "Mar 23, 2005"
14 pthread_cond_init, pthread_cond_destroy \- initialize or destroy condition
19 cc -mt [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... -lpthread [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
22 \fBint\fR \fBpthread_cond_init\fR(\fBpthread_cond_t *restrict\fR \fIcond\fR,
23 \fBconst pthread_condattr_t *restrict\fR \fIattr\fR);
28 \fBint\fR \fBpthread_cond_destroy\fR(\fBpthread_cond_t *\fR\fIcond\fR
33 \fBpthread_cond_t\fR \fIcond\fR= \fBPTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER\fR;
39 The function \fBpthread_cond_init()\fR initializes the condition variable
40 referenced by \fIcond\fR with attributes referenced by \fIattr\fR. If
41 \fIattr\fR is \fBNULL\fR, the default condition variable attributes are used;
42 the effect is the same as passing the address of a default condition variable
43 attributes object. See \fBpthread_condattr_init\fR(3C). Upon successful
44 initialization, the state of the condition variable becomes initialized.
47 Attempting to initialize an already initialized condition variable results in
51 The function \fBpthread_cond_destroy()\fR destroys the given condition variable
52 specified by \fIcond\fR; the object becomes, in effect, uninitialized. An
53 implementation may cause \fBpthread_cond_destroy()\fR to set the object
54 referenced by \fIcond\fR to an invalid value. A destroyed condition variable
55 object can be re-initialized using \fBpthread_cond_init()\fR; the results of
56 otherwise referencing the object after it has been destroyed are undefined.
59 It is safe to destroy an initialized condition variable upon which no threads
60 are currently blocked. Attempting to destroy a condition variable upon which
61 other threads are currently blocked results in undefined behavior.
64 In cases where default condition variable attributes are appropriate, the macro
65 \fBPTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER\fR can be used to initialize condition variables
66 that are statically allocated. The effect is equivalent to dynamic
67 initialization by a call to \fBpthread_cond_init()\fR with parameter \fIattr\fR
68 specified as \fBNULL,\fR except that no error checks are performed.
72 If successful, the \fBpthread_cond_init()\fR and \fBpthread_cond_destroy()\fR
73 functions return \fB0\fR. Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate
74 the error. The \fBEBUSY\fR and \fBEINVAL\fR error checks, if implemented, act
75 as if they were performed immediately at the beginning of processing for the
76 function and caused an error return prior to modifying the state of the
77 condition variable specified by \fIcond\fR.
81 The \fBpthread_cond_init()\fR function will fail if:
88 The system lacked the necessary resources (other than memory) to initialize
89 another condition variable.
98 Insufficient memory exists to initialize the condition variable.
103 The \fBpthread_cond_init()\fR function may fail if:
110 The implementation has detected an attempt to re-initialize the object
111 referenced by \fIcond\fR, a previously initialized, but not yet destroyed,
121 The value specified by \fIattr\fR is invalid.
126 The \fBpthread_cond_destroy()\fR function may fail if:
133 The implementation has detected an attempt to destroy the object referenced by
134 \fIcond\fR while it is referenced (for example, while being used in a
135 \fBpthread_cond_wait()\fR or \fBpthread_cond_timedwait()\fR) by another thread.
144 The value specified by \fIcond\fR is invalid.
150 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
158 ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
160 Interface Stability Standard
168 \fBpthread_cond_signal\fR(3C), \fBpthread_cond_broadcast\fR(3C),
169 \fBpthread_cond_wait\fR(3C), \fBpthread_cond_timedwait\fR(3C),
170 \fBpthread_condattr_init\fR(3C), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBcondition\fR(5),