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PTHREAD_SPIN_UNLOCK 3C "Jan 30, 2004"
NAME
pthread_spin_unlock - unlock a spin lock object
SYNOPSIS

cc -mt [ flag... ] file... [ library... ]
#include <pthread.h>

int pthread_spin_unlock(pthread_spinlock_t *lock);
DESCRIPTION

The pthread_spin_unlock() function releases the spin lock referenced by lock which was locked with the pthread_spin_lock(3C) or pthread_spin_trylock(3C) functions. The results are undefined if the lock is not held by the calling thread. If there are threads spinning on the lock when pthread_spin_unlock() is called, the lock becomes available and an unspecified spinning thread acquires the lock.

The results are undefined if this function is called with an uninitialized thread spin lock.

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, the pthread_spin_unlock() function returns 0. Otherwise, an error number shall be returned to indicate the error.

ERRORS

The pthread_spin_unlock() function will fail if: EINVAL

An invalid argument was specified.

EPERM

The calling thread does not hold the lock.

ATTRIBUTES

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

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

pthread_spin_destroy(3C), pthread_spin_lock(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)