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pthread_m...attr_init(3) Library Functions Manualpthread_m...attr_init(3)pthread_mutexattr_init, pthread_mutexattr_destroy - initialize and destroy a mutex attributes object
POSIX threads library (libpthread,-lpthread)
#include <pthread.h>int pthread_mutexattr_init(pthread_mutexattr_t *attr);int pthread_mutexattr_destroy(pthread_mutexattr_t *attr);
Thepthread_mutexattr_init() function initializes the mutex attributes object pointed to byattr with default values for all attributes defined by the implementation. The results of initializing an already initialized mutex attributes object are undefined. Thepthread_mutexattr_destroy() function destroys a mutex attribute object (making it uninitialized). Once a mutex attributes object has been destroyed, it can be reinitialized withpthread_mutexattr_init(). The results of destroying an uninitialized mutex attributes object are undefined.
On success, these functions return 0. On error, they return a positive error number.
POSIX.1-2008.
POSIX.1-2001.
Subsequent changes to a mutex attributes object do not affect mutex that have already been initialized using that object.
pthread_mutex_init(3),pthread_mutexattr_getpshared(3),pthread_mutexattr_getrobust(3),pthreads(7)
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