_lwp_mutex_unlock(2)

_lwp_mutex_unlock -- unlock a mutex

Synopsis

   #include <synch.h>
   
   int _lwp_mutex_unlock(lwp_mutex_t *mutex);

Parameters

mutex: pointer to mutex to be unlocked

Description

_lwp_mutex_unlock unlocks the mutex pointed to by mutex.

If there are one or more lightweight processes (LWPs) waiting for the mutex when _lwp_mutex_unlock is called, at least one waiting LWP is allowed to attempt acquisition of the mutex.

Return values

_lwp_mutex_unlock returns zero for success and an error number for failure, as described below.

Errors

If any of the following conditions is detected, _lwp_mutex_unlock fails and returns the corresponding value:

EINVAL: The mutual exclusion variable pointed to by mutex is invalid.
EFAULT: The mutex parameter points to an illegal address. (This error may not be detected; a SIGSEGV signal may be posted to the faulting LWP if an illegal address is used.)

Usage

The locks acquired with _lwp_mutex_lock and _lwp_mutex_trylock should be released with _lwp_mutex_unlock.

References

_lwp_mutex_lock(2), _lwp_mutex_trylock(2), mutex_destroy(3synch), mutex_init(3synch), mutex_lock(3synch), mutex_trylock(3synch), mutex_unlock(3synch)

Notices

Lightweight processes (LWPs) are internal interfaces and are subject to change. Their use should be avoided.