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PTHREAD...OCEILING(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual PTHREAD...OCEILING(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_mutex_getprioceiling, pthread_mutex_setprioceiling — get
   and set the priority ceiling of a mutex (**REALTIME THREADS**)

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <pthread.h>

   int pthread_mutex_getprioceiling(const pthread_mutex_t *restrict _mutex_,
       int *restrict _prioceiling_);
   int pthread_mutex_setprioceiling(pthread_mutex_t *restrict _mutex_,
       int _prioceiling_, int *restrict _oldceiling_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _pthreadmutexgetprioceiling_() function shall return the
   current priority ceiling of the mutex.

   The _pthreadmutexsetprioceiling_() function shall attempt to lock
   the mutex as if by a call to _pthreadmutexlock_(), except that the
   process of locking the mutex need not adhere to the priority
   protect protocol. On acquiring the mutex it shall change the
   mutex's priority ceiling and then release the mutex as if by a
   call to _pthreadmutexunlock_().  When the change is successful,
   the previous value of the priority ceiling shall be returned in
   _oldceiling_.

   If the _pthreadmutexsetprioceiling_() function fails, the mutex
   priority ceiling shall not be changed.

RETURN VALUE top

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

ERRORS top

   These functions shall fail if:

   **EINVAL** The protocol attribute of _mutex_ is PTHREAD_PRIO_NONE.

   **EPERM** The implementation requires appropriate privileges to
          perform the operation and the caller does not have
          appropriate privileges.

   The _pthreadmutexsetprioceiling_() function shall fail if:

   **EAGAIN** The mutex could not be acquired because the maximum number
          of recursive locks for _mutex_ has been exceeded.

   **EDEADLK**
          The mutex type is PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK and the current
          thread already owns the mutex.

   **EINVAL** The mutex was created with the protocol attribute having
          the value PTHREAD_PRIO_PROTECT and the calling thread's
          priority is higher than the mutex's current priority
          ceiling, and the implementation adheres to the priority
          protect protocol in the process of locking the mutex.

   **ENOTRECOVERABLE**
          The mutex is a robust mutex and the state protected by the
          mutex is not recoverable.

   **EOWNERDEAD**
          The mutex is a robust mutex and the process containing the
          previous owning thread terminated while holding the mutex
          lock. The mutex lock shall be acquired by the calling
          thread and it is up to the new owner to make the state
          consistent (see [pthread_mutex_lock(3p)](../man3/pthread%5Fmutex%5Flock.3p.html)).

   The _pthreadmutexsetprioceiling_() function may fail if:

   **EDEADLK**
          A deadlock condition was detected.

   **EINVAL** The priority requested by _prioceiling_ is out of range.

   **EOWNERDEAD**
          The mutex is a robust mutex and the previous owning thread
          terminated while holding the mutex lock. The mutex lock
          shall be acquired by the calling thread and it is up to the
          new owner to make the state consistent (see
          [pthread_mutex_lock(3p)](../man3/pthread%5Fmutex%5Flock.3p.html)).

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

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   None.

RATIONALE top

   None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   [pthread_mutex_destroy(3p)](../man3/pthread%5Fmutex%5Fdestroy.3p.html), [pthread_mutex_lock(3p)](../man3/pthread%5Fmutex%5Flock.3p.html),
   [pthread_mutex_timedlock(3p)](../man3/pthread%5Fmutex%5Ftimedlock.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,
   the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee
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