pthread_mutexattr_getpshared(3) — Linux manual page

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NAME         top

       pthread_mutexattr_getpshared, pthread_mutexattr_setpshared -
       get/set process-shared mutex attribute

LIBRARY         top

       POSIX threads library (libpthread, -lpthread)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <pthread.h>

       int pthread_mutexattr_getpshared(
                             const pthread_mutexattr_t *restrict attr,
                             int *restrict pshared);
       int pthread_mutexattr_setpshared(pthread_mutexattr_t *attr,
                             int pshared);

DESCRIPTION         top

       These functions get and set the process-shared attribute in a
       mutex attributes object.  This attribute must be appropriately
       set to ensure correct, efficient operation of a mutex created
       using this attributes object.

       The process-shared attribute can have one of the following
       values:

       PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE
              Mutexes created with this attributes object are to be
              shared only among threads in the same process that
              initialized the mutex.  This is the default value for the
              process-shared mutex attribute.

       PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED
              Mutexes created with this attributes object can be shared
              between any threads that have access to the memory
              containing the object, including threads in different
              processes.

       pthread_mutexattr_getpshared() places the value of the process-
       shared attribute of the mutex attributes object referred to by
       attr in the location pointed to by pshared.

       pthread_mutexattr_setpshared() sets the value of the process-
       shared attribute of the mutex attributes object referred to by
       attr to the value specified in pshared.

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

RETURN VALUE         top

       On success, these functions return 0.  On error, they return a
       positive error number.

ERRORS         top

       pthread_mutexattr_setpshared() can fail with the following
       errors:

       EINVAL The value specified in pshared is invalid.

       ENOTSUP
              pshared is PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED but the implementation
              does not support process-shared mutexes.

STANDARDS         top

       POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY         top

       POSIX.1-2001.

SEE ALSO         top

       pthread_mutexattr_init(3), pthreads(7)

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