osf1 man page for tis_write_unlock

Query: tis_write_unlock

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tis_write_unlock(3)					     Library Functions Manual					       tis_write_unlock(3)

NAME
tis_write_unlock - Unlocks the specified read-write lock that was acquired for write access.
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a)
SYNOPSIS
#include <tis.h> int tis_write_unlock( tis_rwlock_t *lock);
STANDARDS
None
PARAMETERS
Address of the read-write lock to be unlocked.
DESCRIPTION
This routine unlocks a read-write lock that was acquired for write access. Upon completion of this routine, any thread waiting to acquire the lock for read access will have those acquisitions granted. If no threads are waiting to acquire the lock for read access, then a thread waiting to acquire it for write access will have that acquisition granted.
RETURN VALUES
If an error condition occurs, this routine returns an integer value indicating the type of error. Possible return values are as follows: Successful completion. The value specified by *lock is invalid.
ERRORS
None
RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: tis_read_lock(3), tis_read_trylock(3), tis_read_unlock(3), tis_rwlock_init(3), tis_rwlock_destroy(3), tis_write_lock(3), tis_write_trylock(3) Manuals: Guide to DECthreads and Programmer's Guide delim off tis_write_unlock(3)