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31.Dd July 28, 1998
32.Dt PTHREAD_COND_TIMEDWAIT 3
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm pthread_cond_timedwait
36.Nd "wait on a condition variable for a specific amount of time"
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.Fd #include <pthread.h>
39.Ft int
40.Fn pthread_cond_timedwait "pthread_cond_t *cond" "pthread_mutex_t *mutex" "const struct timespec *abstime"
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Fn pthread_cond_timedwait
44function atomically blocks the current thread waiting on the condition
45variable specified by
46.Fa cond ,
47and unblocks the mutex specified by
48.Fa mutex .
49The waiting thread unblocks only after another thread calls
50.Xr pthread_cond_signal 3 ,
51or
52.Xr pthread_cond_broadcast 3
53with the same condition variable, or if the system time reaches the
54time specified in
55.Fa abstime ,
56and the current thread reaquires the lock on
57.Fa mutex .
58.Sh RETURN VALUES
59If successful, the
60.Fn pthread_cond_timedwait
61function will return zero. Otherwise an error number will be returned to
62indicate the error.
63.Sh ERRORS
64.Fn pthread_cond_timedwait
65will fail if:
66.Bl -tag -width Er
67.It Bq Er EINVAL
68The value specified by
69.Fa cond ,
70.Fa mutex
71or
72.Fa abstime
73is invalid.
74.It Bq Er ETIMEDOUT
75The system time has reached or exceeded the time specified in
76.Fa abstime .
77.El
78.Sh SEE ALSO
79.Xr pthread_cond_broadcast 3 ,
80.Xr pthread_cond_destroy 3 ,
81.Xr pthread_cond_init 3 ,
82.Xr pthread_cond_signal 3 ,
83.Xr pthread_cond_wait 3
84.Sh STANDARDS
85.Fn pthread_cond_timedwait
86conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1 ANSI/IEEE
87.Pq Dq Tn POSIX
88Std 1003.1 Second Edition 1996-07-12.
89