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sasl_set_mutex

sasl_set_mutex(3SASL)			      Simple Authentication Security Layer Library Functions			     sasl_set_mutex(3SASL)

NAME

       sasl_set_mutex - set the mutex lock functions used by the SASL library

SYNOPSIS

       cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lsasl	 [ library ... ]
       #include <sasl/sasl.h>

       void sasl_set_mutex(sasl_mutex_alloc_t *a, sasl_mutex_lock_t *l, sasl_mutex_unlock_t *u, sasl_mutex_free_t *f);

DESCRIPTION

       Use the sasl_set_mutex() interface to set the mutex lock routines that the SASL library and plug-ins will use.

PARAMETERS

       a	A pointer to the mutex lock allocation function

       f	A pointer to the mutex free or destroy function

       l	A pointer to the mutex lock function

       u	A pointer to the mutex unlock function

RETURN VALUES

       sasl_set_mutex() has no return values.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWlibsasl		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Obsolete			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |Unsafe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       attributes(5)

NOTES

       While most of libsasl is MT-Safe, sasl_set_* modifies the global state and should be considered Unsafe.

SunOS 5.10							    22 Oct 2003 					     sasl_set_mutex(3SASL)