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55.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libpthread/man/pthread_mutexattr.3,v 1.8 2002/09/16 19:29:29 mini Exp $
56.Dd January 30, 2003
57.Dt PTHREAD_MUTEXATTR 3
58.Os
59.Sh NAME
60.Nm pthread_mutexattr_init ,
61.Nm pthread_mutexattr_destroy ,
62.\" .Nm pthread_mutexattr_setprioceiling ,
63.\" .Nm pthread_mutexattr_getprioceiling ,
64.\" .Nm pthread_mutexattr_setprotocol ,
65.\" .Nm pthread_mutexattr_getprotocol ,
66.Nm pthread_mutexattr_settype ,
67.Nm pthread_mutexattr_gettype
68.Nd mutex attribute operations
69.Sh LIBRARY
70.Lb libpthread
71.Sh SYNOPSIS
72.In pthread.h
73.Ft int
74.Fn pthread_mutexattr_init "pthread_mutexattr_t *attr"
75.Ft int
76.Fn pthread_mutexattr_destroy "pthread_mutexattr_t *attr"
77.\" .Ft int
78.\" .Fn pthread_mutexattr_setprioceiling "pthread_mutexattr_t *attr" "int prioceiling"
79.\" .Ft int
80.\" .Fn pthread_mutexattr_getprioceiling "pthread_mutexattr_t *attr" "int *prioceiling"
81.\" .Ft int
82.\" .Fn pthread_mutexattr_setprotocol "pthread_mutexattr_t *attr" "int protocol"
83.\" .Ft int
84.\" .Fn pthread_mutexattr_getprotocol "pthread_mutexattr_t *attr" "int *protocol"
85.Ft int
86.Fn pthread_mutexattr_settype "pthread_mutexattr_t *attr" "int type"
87.Ft int
88.Fn pthread_mutexattr_gettype "pthread_mutexattr_t *attr" "int *type"
89.Sh DESCRIPTION
90Mutex attributes are used to specify parameters to
91.Fn pthread_mutex_init .
92One attribute object can be used in multiple calls to
93.Fn pthread_mutex_init ,
94with or without modifications between calls.
95.Pp
96The
97.Fn pthread_mutexattr_init
98function initializes
99.Fa attr
100with all the default mutex attributes.
101.Pp
102The
103.Fn pthread_mutexattr_destroy
104function destroys
105.Fa attr .
106.Pp
107The
108.Fn pthread_mutexattr_settype
109functions set the mutex type value of the attribute.  Valid mutex types are:
110.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL ,
111.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK ,
112.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE ,
113and
114.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT .
115The default mutex type for
116.Fn pthread_mutexaddr_init
117is
118.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT .
119.Pp
120.Dv PTHREAD_MUXEX_NORMAL
121mutexes do not check for usage errors.
122.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL
123mutexes will deadlock if reentered, and result in undefined behavior if a
124locked mutex is unlocked by another thread.  Attempts to unlock an already
125unlocked
126.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL
127mutex will result in undefined behavior.
128.Pp
129.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK
130mutexes do check for usage errors.
131If an attempt is made to relock a
132.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK
133mutex without first dropping the lock an error will be returned.  If a thread
134attempts to unlock a
135.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK
136mutex that is locked by another thread, an error will be returned.  If a
137thread attemps to unlock a
138.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK
139thread that is unlocked, an error will be
140returned.
141.Pp
142.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE
143mutexes allow recursive locking.
144An attempt to relock a
145.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE
146mutex that is already locked by the same thread succeeds.  An equivalent
147number of
148.Xr pthread_mutex_unlock 3
149calls are needed before the mutex will wake another thread waiting on this
150lock.  If a thread attempts to unlock a
151.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE
152mutex that is locked by another thread, an error will be returned.  If a thread attemps to unlock a
153.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE
154thread that is unlocked, an error will be returned.
155.Pp
156.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT
157mutexes result in undefined behavior if reentered.
158Unlocking a
159.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT
160mutex locked by another thread will result in undefined behavior.  Attempts to unlock an already
161unlocked
162.Dv PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT
163mutex will result in undefined behavior.
164.Pp
165.Fn pthread_mutexattr_gettype
166functions copy the type value of the attribute to the location pointed to by the second parameter.
167.Sh RETURN VALUES
168If successful, these functions return 0.
169Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.
170.Sh ERRORS
171.Fn pthread_mutexattr_init
172shall fail if:
173.Bl -tag -width Er
174.It Bq Er ENOMEM
175Insufficent memory exists to initialize the mutex attributes object.
176.El
177.Pp
178.Fn pthread_mutexattr_settype
179shall fail if:
180.Bl -tag -width Er
181.It Bq Er EINVAL
182The value specified by
183.Fa type
184is invalid.
185.El
186.Pp
187.\" .Fn pthread_mutexattr_setprioceiling
188.\" may fail if:
189.\" .Bl -tag -width Er
190.\" .It Bq Er EINVAL
191.\" Invalid value for
192.\" .Fa attr ,
193.\" or invalid value for
194.\" .Fa prioceiling .
195.\" .El
196.\" .Pp
197.\" .Fn pthread_mutexattr_getprioceiling
198.\" may fail if:
199.\" .Bl -tag -width Er
200.\" .It Bq Er EINVAL
201.\" Invalid value for
202.\" .Fa attr .
203.\" .El
204.\" .Pp
205.\" .Fn pthread_mutexattr_setprotocol
206.\" may fail if:
207.\" .Bl -tag -width Er
208.\" .It Bq Er EINVAL
209.\" Invalid value for
210.\" .Fa attr ,
211.\" or invalid value for
212.\" .Fa protocol .
213.\" .El
214.\" .Pp
215.\" .Fn pthread_mutexattr_getprotocol
216.\" may fail if:
217.\" .Bl -tag -width Er
218.\" .It Bq Er EINVAL
219.\" Invalid value for
220.\" .Fa attr .
221.\" .El
222.\" .Pp
223.Pp
224.Fn pthread_mutexattr_destroy ,
225.Fn pthread_mutexattr_settype ,
226and
227.Fn pthread_mutexattr_gettype
228may fail if:
229.Bl -tag -width Er
230.It Bq Er EINVAL
231Invalid value for
232.Fa attr .
233.El
234.Sh SEE ALSO
235.Xr pthread_mutex_init 3
236.Sh STANDARDS
237.Fn pthread_mutexattr_init ,
238.Fn pthread_mutexattr_destroy ,
239.Fn pthread_mutexattr_settype ,
240.\" .Fn pthread_mutexattr_setprioceiling ,
241.\" .Fn pthread_mutexattr_getprioceiling ,
242.\" .Fn pthread_mutexattr_setprotocol ,
243.\" .Fn pthread_mutexattr_getprotocol ,
244and
245.Fn pthread_mutexattr_gettype
246conform to
247.St -p1003.1-96 .
248