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58.Dd July 9, 2010
59.Dt PTHREAD_ONCE 3
60.Os
61.Sh NAME
62.Nm pthread_once
63.Nd dynamic package initialization
64.Sh LIBRARY
65.Lb libpthread
66.Sh SYNOPSIS
67.In pthread.h
68.Ft int
69.Fn pthread_once "pthread_once_t *once_control" "void (*init_routine)(void)"
70.Vt pthread_once_t once_control No = Dv PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT ;
71.Sh DESCRIPTION
72The first call to
73.Fn pthread_once
74by any thread in a process, with a given
75.Fa once_control ,
76will call the
77.Fn init_routine
78with no arguments.
79Subsequent calls to
80.Fn pthread_once
81with the same
82.Fa once_control
83will not call the
84.Fn init_routine
85On return from
86.Fn pthread_once ,
87it is guaranteed that
88.Fn init_routine
89has completed.
90The
91.Fa once_control
92parameter is used to determine whether the associated initialization
93routine has been called.
94.Pp
95The function
96.Fn pthread_once
97is not a cancellation point.
98However, if
99.Fn init_routine
100is a cancellation point and is cancelled, the effect on
101.Fa once_control
102is as if
103.Fn pthread_once
104was never called.
105.Pp
106The constant
107.Dv PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT
108initializes the static once synchronization control structure
109.Fa once_control
110to be used with
111.Fn pthread_once .
112The behavior of
113.Fn pthread_once
114is undefined if
115.Fa once_control
116has automatic storage duration or is not initialized by
117.Dv PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT .
118.Sh RETURN VALUES
119If successful,  the
120.Fn pthread_once
121function will return zero.
122Otherwise an error number will be returned to
123indicate the error.
124.Sh ERRORS
125None.
126.Sh STANDARDS
127The function conforms to
128.St -p1003.1-2001 .
129