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PTHREAD_ONCE 3C "Mar 23, 2005"
NAME
pthread_once - initialize dynamic package
SYNOPSIS

cc -mt [ flag... ] file... -lpthread [ library... ]

#include <pthread.h>
pthread_once_t once_control = PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT;

int pthread_once(pthread_once_t *once_control,
 void (*init_routine)(void));
DESCRIPTION

If any thread in a process with a once_control parameter makes a call to pthread_once(), the first call will summon the init_routine(), but subsequent calls will not. The once_control parameter determines whether the associated initialization routine has been called. The init_routine() is complete upon return of pthread_once().

pthread_once() is not a cancellation point; however, if the function init_routine() is a cancellation point and is canceled, the effect on once_control is the same as if pthread_once() had never been called.

The constant PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT is defined in the <pthread.h> header.

If once_control has automatic storage duration or is not initialized by PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT, the behavior of pthread_once() is undefined.

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, pthread_once() returns 0. Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.

ERRORS
EINVAL

once_control or init_routine is NULL.

ATTRIBUTES

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

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Standard
MT-Level MT-Safe
SEE ALSO

attributes(5), standards(5)

NOTES

Solaris threads do not offer this functionality.