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PTHREAD...DESTROY(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual PTHREAD...DESTROY(3P)

PROLOG top

   This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The
   Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
   corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
   the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME top

   pthread_cond_destroy, pthread_cond_init — destroy and initialize
   condition variables

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <pthread.h>

   int pthread_cond_destroy(pthread_cond_t *_cond_);
   int pthread_cond_init(pthread_cond_t *restrict _cond_,
       const pthread_condattr_t *restrict _attr_);
   pthread_cond_t _cond_ = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;

DESCRIPTION top

   The _pthreadconddestroy_() function shall destroy the given
   condition variable specified by _cond_; the object becomes, in
   effect, uninitialized. An implementation may cause
   _pthreadconddestroy_() to set the object referenced by _cond_ to an
   invalid value. A destroyed condition variable object can be
   reinitialized using _pthreadcondinit_(); the results of otherwise
   referencing the object after it has been destroyed are undefined.

   It shall be safe to destroy an initialized condition variable upon
   which no threads are currently blocked. Attempting to destroy a
   condition variable upon which other threads are currently blocked
   results in undefined behavior.

   The _pthreadcondinit_() function shall initialize the condition
   variable referenced by _cond_ with attributes referenced by _attr_.
   If _attr_ is NULL, the default condition variable attributes shall
   be used; the effect is the same as passing the address of a
   default condition variable attributes object. Upon successful
   initialization, the state of the condition variable shall become
   initialized.

   See _Section 2.9.9_, _Synchronization Object Copies and Alternative_
   _Mappings_ for further requirements.

   Attempting to initialize an already initialized condition variable
   results in undefined behavior.

   In cases where default condition variable attributes are
   appropriate, the macro PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER can be used to
   initialize condition variables. The effect shall be equivalent to
   dynamic initialization by a call to _pthreadcondinit_() with
   parameter _attr_ specified as NULL, except that no error checks are
   performed.

   The behavior is undefined if the value specified by the _cond_
   argument to _pthreadconddestroy_() does not refer to an
   initialized condition variable.

   The behavior is undefined if the value specified by the _attr_
   argument to _pthreadcondinit_() does not refer to an initialized
   condition variable attributes object.

RETURN VALUE top

   If successful, the _pthreadconddestroy_() and _pthreadcondinit_()
   functions shall return zero; otherwise, an error number shall be
   returned to indicate the error.

ERRORS top

   The _pthreadcondinit_() function shall fail if:

   **EAGAIN** The system lacked the necessary resources (other than
          memory) to initialize another condition variable.

   **ENOMEM** Insufficient memory exists to initialize the condition
          variable.

   These functions shall not return an error code of **[EINTR]**.

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   A condition variable can be destroyed immediately after all the
   threads that are blocked on it are awakened. For example, consider
   the following code:

       struct list {
           pthread_mutex_t lm;
           ...
       }

       struct elt {
           key k;
           int busy;
           pthread_cond_t notbusy;
           ...
       }

       /* Find a list element and reserve it. */
       struct elt *
       list_find(struct list *lp, key k)
       {
           struct elt *ep;

           pthread_mutex_lock(&lp->lm);
           while ((ep = find_elt(l, k) != NULL) && ep->busy)
               pthread_cond_wait(&ep->notbusy, &lp->lm);
           if (ep != NULL)
               ep->busy = 1;
           pthread_mutex_unlock(&lp->lm);
           return(ep);
       }

       delete_elt(struct list *lp, struct elt *ep)
       {
           pthread_mutex_lock(&lp->lm);
           assert(ep->busy);
           ... remove ep from list ...
           ep->busy = 0;  /* Paranoid. */
       (A) pthread_cond_broadcast(&ep->notbusy);
           pthread_mutex_unlock(&lp->lm);
       (B) pthread_cond_destroy(&ep->notbusy);
           free(ep);
       }

   In this example, the condition variable and its list element may
   be freed (line B) immediately after all threads waiting for it are
   awakened (line A), since the mutex and the code ensure that no
   other thread can touch the element to be deleted.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   None.

RATIONALE top

   If an implementation detects that the value specified by the _cond_
   argument to _pthreadconddestroy_() does not refer to an
   initialized condition variable, it is recommended that the
   function should fail and report an **[EINVAL]** error.

   If an implementation detects that the value specified by the _cond_
   argument to _pthreadconddestroy_() or _pthreadcondinit_() refers
   to a condition variable that is in use (for example, in a
   _pthreadcondwait_() call) by another thread, or detects that the
   value specified by the _cond_ argument to _pthreadcondinit_() refers
   to an already initialized condition variable, it is recommended
   that the function should fail and report an **[EBUSY]** error.

   If an implementation detects that the value specified by the _attr_
   argument to _pthreadcondinit_() does not refer to an initialized
   condition variable attributes object, it is recommended that the
   function should fail and report an **[EINVAL]** error.

   See also [pthread_mutex_destroy(3p)](../man3/pthread%5Fmutex%5Fdestroy.3p.html).

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   [pthread_cond_broadcast(3p)](../man3/pthread%5Fcond%5Fbroadcast.3p.html), [pthread_cond_timedwait(3p)](../man3/pthread%5Fcond%5Ftimedwait.3p.html),
   [pthread_mutex_destroy(3p)](../man3/pthread%5Fmutex%5Fdestroy.3p.html)

   The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [pthread.h(0p)](../man0/pthread.h.0p.html)

COPYRIGHT top

   Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
   form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
   Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
   Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
   (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
   Inc and The Open Group.  In the event of any discrepancy between
   this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard,
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