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PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRLOCK(3)				   BSD Library Functions Manual 				  PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRLOCK(3)

NAME
pthread_rwlock_wrlock, pthread_rwlock_trywrlock -- acquire a read/write lock for writing LIBRARY
POSIX Threads Library (libpthread, -lpthread) SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h> int pthread_rwlock_wrlock(pthread_rwlock_t *lock); int pthread_rwlock_trywrlock(pthread_rwlock_t *lock); DESCRIPTION
The pthread_rwlock_wrlock() function blocks until a write lock can be acquired against lock. The pthread_rwlock_trywrlock() function per- forms the same action, but does not block if the lock cannot be immediately obtained. The results are undefined if the calling thread already holds the lock at the time the call is made. IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
To prevent writer starvation, writers are favored over readers. RETURN VALUES
If successful, the pthread_rwlock_wrlock() and pthread_rwlock_trywrlock() functions will return zero. Otherwise an error number will be returned to indicate the error. ERRORS
The pthread_rwlock_trywrlock() function will fail if: [EBUSY] The calling thread is not able to acquire the lock without blocking. The pthread_rwlock_wrlock() and pthread_rwlock_trywrlock() functions may fail if: [EDEADLK] The calling thread already owns the read/write lock (for reading or writing). [EINVAL] The value specified by lock is invalid. [ENOMEM] Insufficient memory exists to initialize the lock (applies to statically initialized locks only). SEE ALSO
pthread_rwlock_init(3), pthread_rwlock_rdlock(3), pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock(3), pthread_rwlock_unlock(3) STANDARDS
The pthread_rwlock_wrlock() and pthread_rwlock_trywrlock() functions are expected to conform to Version 2 of the Single UNIX Specification (``SUSv2''). HISTORY
The pthread_rwlock_wrlock() function first appeared in FreeBSD 3.0. BSD
August 4, 1998 BSD

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PTHREAD_RWLOCK_RDLOCK(3)				   BSD Library Functions Manual 				  PTHREAD_RWLOCK_RDLOCK(3)

NAME
pthread_rwlock_rdlock, pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock -- acquire a read/write lock for reading LIBRARY
POSIX Threads Library (libpthread, -lpthread) SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h> int pthread_rwlock_rdlock(pthread_rwlock_t *lock); int pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock(pthread_rwlock_t *lock); DESCRIPTION
The pthread_rwlock_rdlock() function acquires a read lock on lock provided that lock is not presently held for writing and no writer threads are presently blocked on the lock. If the read lock cannot be immediately acquired, the calling thread blocks until it can acquire the lock. The pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock() function performs the same action, but does not block if the lock cannot be immediately obtained (i.e., the lock is held for writing or there are waiting writers). A thread may hold multiple concurrent read locks. If so, pthread_rwlock_unlock() must be called once for each lock obtained. The results of acquiring a read lock while the calling thread holds a write lock are undefined. IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
To prevent writer starvation, writers are favored over readers. RETURN VALUES
If successful, the pthread_rwlock_rdlock() and pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock() functions will return zero. Otherwise an error number will be returned to indicate the error. ERRORS
The pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock() function will fail if: [EBUSY] The lock could not be acquired because a writer holds the lock or was blocked on it. The pthread_rwlock_rdlock() and pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock() functions may fail if: [EAGAIN] The lock could not be acquired because the maximum number of read locks against lock has been exceeded. [EDEADLK] The current thread already owns lock for writing. [EINVAL] The value specified by lock is invalid. [ENOMEM] Insufficient memory exists to initialize the lock (applies to statically initialized locks only). SEE ALSO
pthread_rwlock_init(3), pthread_rwlock_trywrlock(3), pthread_rwlock_unlock(3), pthread_rwlock_wrlock(3) STANDARDS
The pthread_rwlock_rdlock() and pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock() functions are expected to conform to Version 2 of the Single UNIX Specification (``SUSv2''). HISTORY
The pthread_rwlock_rdlock() function first appeared in FreeBSD 3.0. BSD
August 4, 1998 BSD
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