PTHREAD_MUTEX_CONSISTENT(3)				     Linux Programmer's Manual				       PTHREAD_MUTEX_CONSISTENT(3)

NAME

       pthread_mutex_consistent - make a robust mutex consistent

SYNOPSIS

       #include <pthread.h>

       int pthread_mutex_consistent(pthread_mutex_t *mutex);

       Compile and link with -pthread.

   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

       pthread_mutex_consistent():
	   _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200809L

DESCRIPTION

       This function makes a robust mutex consistent if it is in an inconsistent state.  A mutex can be left in an inconsistent state if its owner
       terminates while holding the mutex, in which case the next owner who acquires the mutex will succeed and be notified by a return  value	of
       EOWNERDEAD from a call to pthread_mutex_lock().

RETURN VALUE

       On success, pthread_mutex_consistent() returns 0.  Otherwise, it returns a positive error number to indicate the cause of the error.

ERRORS

       EINVAL The mutex is either not robust or is not in an inconsistent state.

VERSIONS

       pthread_mutex_consistent() was added to glibc in version 2.12.

CONFORMING TO

       POSIX.1-2008.

NOTES

       pthread_mutex_consistent()  simply informs the implementation that the state (shared data) guarded by the mutex has been restored to a con-
       sistent state and that normal operations can now be performed with the mutex.  It is the application's responsibility to  ensure  that  the
       shared data has been restored to a consistent state before calling pthread_mutex_consistent().

       Before  the addition of pthread_mutex_consistent() to POSIX, glibc defined the following equivalent nonstandard function if _GNU_SOURCE was
       defined:

       int pthread_mutex_consistent(const pthread_mutex_t *mutex);

       This GNU-specific API, which first appeared in glibc 2.4, is nowadays obsolete and should not be used in new programs.

EXAMPLE

       See pthread_mutexattr_setrobust(3).

SEE ALSO

       pthread_mutexattr_init(3), pthread_mutex_lock(3), pthread_mutexattr_setrobust(3), pthread_mutexattr_getrobust(3), pthreads(7)

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