PTHREAD_SPIN_DESTROY(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual PTHREAD_SPIN_DESTROY(3P)
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NAME
pthread_spin_destroy, pthread_spin_init -- destroy or initialize a spin lock object
SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h>
int pthread_spin_destroy(pthread_spinlock_t *lock);
int pthread_spin_init(pthread_spinlock_t *lock, int pshared);
DESCRIPTION
The pthread_spin_destroy() function shall destroy the spin lock referenced by lock and release any resources used by the lock. The effect
of subsequent use of the lock is undefined until the lock is reinitialized by another call to pthread_spin_init(). The results are unde-
fined if pthread_spin_destroy() is called when a thread holds the lock, or if this function is called with an uninitialized thread spin
lock.
The pthread_spin_init() function shall allocate any resources required to use the spin lock referenced by lock and initialize the lock to
an unlocked state.
If the Thread Process-Shared Synchronization option is supported and the value of pshared is PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED, the implementation
shall permit the spin lock to be operated upon by any thread that has access to the memory where the spin lock is allocated, even if it is
allocated in memory that is shared by multiple processes.
If the Thread Process-Shared Synchronization option is supported and the value of pshared is PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE, or if the option is
not supported, the spin lock shall only be operated upon by threads created within the same process as the thread that initialized the spin
lock. If threads of differing processes attempt to operate on such a spin lock, the behavior is undefined.
The results are undefined if pthread_spin_init() is called specifying an already initialized spin lock. The results are undefined if a spin
lock is used without first being initialized.
If the pthread_spin_init() function fails, the lock is not initialized and the contents of lock are undefined.
Only the object referenced by lock may be used for performing synchronization.
The result of referring to copies of that object in calls to pthread_spin_destroy(), pthread_spin_lock(), pthread_spin_trylock(), or
pthread_spin_unlock() is undefined.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, these functions shall return zero; otherwise, an error number shall be returned to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The pthread_spin_init() function shall fail if:
EAGAIN The system lacks the necessary resources to initialize another spin lock.
ENOMEM Insufficient memory exists to initialize the lock.
These functions shall not return an error code of [EINTR].
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
If an implementation detects that the value specified by the lock argument to pthread_spin_destroy() does not refer to an initialized spin
lock object, it is recommended that the function should fail and report an [EINVAL] error.
If an implementation detects that the value specified by the lock argument to pthread_spin_destroy() or pthread_spin_init() refers to a
locked spin lock object, or detects that the value specified by the lock argument to pthread_spin_init() refers to an already initialized
spin lock object, it is recommended that the function should fail and report an [EBUSY] error.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
pthread_spin_lock(), pthread_spin_unlock()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <pthread.h>
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