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PTHREAD...IMEDLOCK(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual PTHREAD...IMEDLOCK(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_timedlock — lock a mutex

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <pthread.h>
   #include <time.h>

   int pthread_mutex_timedlock(pthread_mutex_t *restrict _mutex_,
       const struct timespec *restrict _abstime_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _pthreadmutextimedlock_() function shall lock the mutex object
   referenced by _mutex_.  If the mutex is already locked, the calling
   thread shall block until the mutex becomes available as in the
   _pthreadmutexlock_() function. If the mutex cannot be locked
   without waiting for another thread to unlock the mutex, this wait
   shall be terminated when the specified timeout expires.

   The timeout shall expire when the absolute time specified by
   _abstime_ passes, as measured by the clock on which timeouts are
   based (that is, when the value of that clock equals or exceeds
   _abstime_), or if the absolute time specified by _abstime_ has already
   been passed at the time of the call.

   The timeout shall be based on the CLOCK_REALTIME clock.  The
   resolution of the timeout shall be the resolution of the clock on
   which it is based. The **timespec** data type is defined in the
   _<time.h>_ header.

   Under no circumstance shall the function fail with a timeout if
   the mutex can be locked immediately. The validity of the _abstime_
   parameter need not be checked if the mutex can be locked
   immediately.

   As a consequence of the priority inheritance rules (for mutexes
   initialized with the PRIO_INHERIT protocol), if a timed mutex wait
   is terminated because its timeout expires, the priority of the
   owner of the mutex shall be adjusted as necessary to reflect the
   fact that this thread is no longer among the threads waiting for
   the mutex.

   If _mutex_ is a robust mutex and the process containing the owning
   thread terminated while holding the mutex lock, a call to
   _pthreadmutextimedlock_() shall return the error value
   **[EOWNERDEAD]**.  If _mutex_ is a robust mutex and the owning thread
   terminated while holding the mutex lock, a call to
   _pthreadmutextimedlock_() may return the error value **[EOWNERDEAD]**
   even if the process in which the owning thread resides has not
   terminated. In these cases, the mutex is locked by the thread but
   the state it protects is marked as inconsistent. The application
   should ensure that the state is made consistent for reuse and when
   that is complete call _pthreadmutexconsistent_().  If the
   application is unable to recover the state, it should unlock the
   mutex without a prior call to _pthreadmutexconsistent_(), after
   which the mutex is marked permanently unusable.

   If _mutex_ does not refer to an initialized mutex object, the
   behavior is undefined.

RETURN VALUE top

   If successful, the _pthreadmutextimedlock_() function shall return
   zero; otherwise, an error number shall be returned to indicate the
   error.

ERRORS top

   The _pthreadmutextimedlock_() 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' current priority
          ceiling.

   **EINVAL** The process or thread would have blocked, and the _abstime_
          parameter specified a nanoseconds field value less than
          zero or greater than or equal to 1000 million.

   **ENOTRECOVERABLE**
          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.

   **ETIMEDOUT**
          The mutex could not be locked before the specified timeout
          expired.

   The _pthreadmutextimedlock_() function may fail if:

   **EDEADLK**
          A deadlock condition was detected.

   **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.

   This function shall not return an error code of **[EINTR]**.

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   Applications that have assumed that non-zero return values are
   errors will need updating for use with robust mutexes, since a
   valid return for a thread acquiring a mutex which is protecting a
   currently inconsistent state is **[EOWNERDEAD]**.  Applications that
   do not check the error returns, due to ruling out the possibility
   of such errors arising, should not use robust mutexes. If an
   application is supposed to work with normal and robust mutexes, it
   should check all return values for error conditions and if
   necessary take appropriate action.

RATIONALE top

   Refer to [pthread_mutex_lock(3p)](../man3/pthread%5Fmutex%5Flock.3p.html).

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), [time(3p)](../man3/time.3p.html)

   The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, _Section 4.12_, _Memory_
   _Synchronization_, [pthread.h(0p)](../man0/pthread.h.0p.html), [time.h(0p)](../man0/time.h.0p.html)
   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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