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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_mutexattr_getrobust, pthread_mutexattr_setrobust — get and
   set the mutex robust attribute

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <pthread.h>

   int pthread_mutexattr_getrobust(const pthread_mutexattr_t *restrict
       _attr_, int *restrict _robust_);
   int pthread_mutexattr_setrobust(pthread_mutexattr_t *_attr_,
       int _robust_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _pthreadmutexattrgetrobust_() and
   _pthreadmutexattrsetrobust_() functions, respectively, shall get
   and set the mutex _robust_ attribute. This attribute is set in the
   _robust_ parameter. Valid values for _robust_ include:

   PTHREAD_MUTEX_STALLED
         No special actions are taken if the owner of the mutex is
         terminated while holding the mutex lock. This can lead to
         deadlocks if no other thread can unlock the mutex.
         This is the default value.

   PTHREAD_MUTEX_ROBUST
         If the process containing the owning thread of a robust
         mutex terminates while holding the mutex lock, the next
         thread that acquires the mutex shall be notified about the
         termination by the return value **[EOWNERDEAD]** from the
         locking function. If the owning thread of a robust mutex
         terminates while holding the mutex lock, the next thread
         that attempts to acquire the mutex may be notified about the
         termination by the return value **[EOWNERDEAD]**.  The notified
         thread can then attempt to make the state protected by the
         mutex consistent again, and if successful can mark the mutex
         state as consistent by calling _pthreadmutexconsistent_().
         After a subsequent successful call to
         _pthreadmutexunlock_(), the mutex lock shall be released and
         can be used normally by other threads. If the mutex is
         unlocked without a call to _pthreadmutexconsistent_(), it
         shall be in a permanently unusable state and all attempts to
         lock the mutex shall fail with the error **[ENOTRECOVERABLE]**.
         The only permissible operation on such a mutex is
         _pthreadmutexdestroy_().

   The behavior is undefined if the value specified by the _attr_
   argument to _pthreadmutexattrgetrobust_() or
   _pthreadmutexattrsetrobust_() does not refer to an initialized
   mutex attributes object.

RETURN VALUE top

   Upon successful completion, the _pthreadmutexattrgetrobust_()
   function shall return zero and store the value of the _robust_
   attribute of _attr_ into the object referenced by the _robust_
   parameter. Otherwise, an error value shall be returned to indicate
   the error. If successful, the _pthreadmutexattrsetrobust_()
   function shall return zero; otherwise, an error number shall be
   returned to indicate the error.

ERRORS top

   The _pthreadmutexattrsetrobust_() function shall fail if:

   **EINVAL** The value of _robust_ is invalid.

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

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   The actions required to make the state protected by the mutex
   consistent again are solely dependent on the application. If it is
   not possible to make the state of a mutex consistent, robust
   mutexes can be used to notify this situation by calling
   _pthreadmutexunlock_() without a prior call to
   _pthreadmutexconsistent_().

   If the state is declared inconsistent by calling
   _pthreadmutexunlock_() without a prior call to
   _pthreadmutexconsistent_(), a possible approach could be to
   destroy the mutex and then reinitialize it. However, it should be
   noted that this is possible only in certain situations where the
   state protected by the mutex has to be reinitialized and
   coordination achieved with other threads blocked on the mutex,
   because otherwise a call to a locking function with a reference to
   a mutex object invalidated by a call to _pthreadmutexdestroy_()
   results in undefined behavior.

RATIONALE top

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

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   [pthread_mutex_consistent(3p)](../man3/pthread%5Fmutex%5Fconsistent.3p.html), [pthread_mutex_destroy(3p)](../man3/pthread%5Fmutex%5Fdestroy.3p.html),
   [pthread_mutex_lock(3p)](../man3/pthread%5Fmutex%5Flock.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
   document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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