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pthread_create(3)

pthread_mutexattr_delete(3)

pthread_mutexattr_getkind_np(3)

pthread_mutexattr_setkind_np(3)

pthread_mutex_init(3)

pthread_mutexattr_create(3)

NAME

pthread_mutexattr_create - Creates a mutex attributes object

SYNOPSIS

#include <pthread.h> int pthread_mutexattr_create( pthread_mutexattr_t *attr);

PARAMETERS

attrMutex attributes object created. 

DESCRIPTION

The pthread_mutexattr_create() routine creates a mutex attributes object used to specify the attributes of mutexes when they are created. The mutex attributes object is initialized with the default value for all of the attributes defined by a given implementation. When a mutex attributes object is used to create a mutex, the values of the individual attributes determine the characteristics of the new object. Attributes objects act like additional parameters to object creation. Changing individual attributes does not affect any objects that were previously created using the attributes object.

RETURN VALUES

The created mutex attributes object is returned to the attr parameter.  If the function fails, errno may be set to one of the following values:

Return Error Description
0 Successful completion.
\-1 [EINVAL] The value specified by attr is invalid.
\-1 [ENOMEM] Insufficient memory exists to create the mutex attributes object. 

RELATED INFORMATION

Functions:  pthread_create(3), pthread_mutexattr_delete(3), pthread_mutexattr_getkind_np(3), pthread_mutexattr_setkind_np(3), pthread_mutex_init(3). 

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