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.\" $NetBSD: pthread_mutex_lock.3,v 1.2 2003/06/08 06:44:32 thorpej Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 2002 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS
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.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
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.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\" Copyright (c) 1997 Brian Cully <shmit@kublai.com>
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.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libpthread/man/pthread_mutex_lock.3,v 1.11 2002/09/16 19:29:29 mini Exp $
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.\"
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.Dd January 30, 2003
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.Dt PTHREAD_MUTEX_LOCK 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm pthread_mutex_lock ,
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.Nm pthread_mutex_trylock
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.Nd acquire a lock on a mutex
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libpthread
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In pthread.h
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.Ft int
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.Fn pthread_mutex_lock "pthread_mutex_t *mutex"
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.Ft int
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.Fn pthread_mutex_trylock "pthread_mutex_t *mutex"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn pthread_mutex_lock
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function locks
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.Fa mutex .
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If the mutex is already locked, the calling thread will block until the
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mutex becomes available.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn pthread_mutex_trylock
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function locks
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.Fa mutex .
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If the mutex is already locked,
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.Fn pthread_mutex_trylock
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will not block waiting for the mutex, but will return an error condition.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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If successful,
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.Fn pthread_mutex_lock
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and
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.Fn pthread_mutex_trylock
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will return zero, otherwise an error number will be returned to
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indicate the error.
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.Sh ERRORS
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.Fn pthread_mutex_lock
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may fail if:
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.Bl -tag -width Er
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.It Bq Er EINVAL
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The value specified by
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.Fa mutex
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is invalid.
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.It Bq Er EDEADLK
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A deadlock would occur if the thread blocked waiting for
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.Fa mutex .
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.El
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.Pp
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.Fn pthread_mutex_trylock
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shall fail if:
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.Bl -tag -width Er
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.It Bq Er EBUSY
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.Fa Mutex
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is already locked.
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.El
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.Pp
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.Fn pthread_mutex_trylock
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may fail if:
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.Bl -tag -width Er
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.It Bq Er EINVAL
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The value specified by
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.Fa mutex
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is invalid.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr pthread_mutex_destroy 3 ,
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.Xr pthread_mutex_init 3 ,
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.Xr pthread_mutex_unlock 3
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.Sh STANDARDS
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.Fn pthread_mutex_lock
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and
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.Fn pthread_mutex_trylock
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conform to
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.St -p1003.1-96 .
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