pthread_mutex_destroy(3) BSD Library Functions Manual pthread_mutex_destroy(3)
NAME
pthread_mutex_destroy -- free resources allocated for a mutex
SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h>
int
pthread_mutex_destroy(pthread_mutex_t *mutex);
DESCRIPTION
The pthread_mutex_destroy() function frees the resources allocated for
mutex.
RETURN VALUES
If successful, pthread_mutex_destroy() will return zero. Otherwise, an
error number will be returned to indicate the error.
ERRORS
pthread_mutex_destroy() will fail if:
[EBUSY] Mutex is locked by a thread.
[EINVAL] The value specified by mutex is invalid.
SEE ALSO
pthread_mutex_init(3), pthread_mutex_lock(3), pthread_mutex_trylock(3),
pthread_mutex_unlock(3)
STANDARDS
pthread_mutex_destroy() conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996 (``POSIX.1'').
BSD July 29, 1998 BSD
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