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pthread_cond_init(3) Library Functions Manual pthread_cond_init(3) NAME pthread_cond_init - Initializes a condition variable. LIBRARY DECthreads POSIX 1003.1c Library (libpthread.so) SYNOPSIS #include <pthread.h> int pthread_cond_init( pthread_cond_t *cond, const pthread_condattr_t *attr); STANDARDS Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry stan- dards as follows: IEEE Std 1003.1c-1995, POSIX System Application Program Interface PARAMETERS Condition variable to be initialized. Condition variable attributes object that defines the characteristics of the condition variable to be initialized. DESCRIPTION This routine initializes the condition variable (cond) with attributes referenced by attr. If attr is NULL, the default condition variable attributes are used. A condition variable is a synchronization object used in conjunction with a mutex. A mutex controls access to data that is shared among threads; a condition variable allows threads to wait for that data to enter a defined state. Condition variables are not owned by a particular thread. Any associ- ated storage is not automatically deallocated when the creating thread terminates. Use the DECthreads macro PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER to initialize stati- cally allocated condition variables to the default condition variable attributes. To call this macro, enter: pthread_cond_t condition = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER When statically initialized, a condition variable should not also be using pthread_cond_init(3). Also, a statically initialized condition variable need not be destroyed using pthread_cond_destroy(3). Under certain circumstances, it might be impossible to wait upon a sta- tically initialized condition variable when the process virtual address space (or some other memory limit) is nearly exhausted. In such a case, pthread_cond_wait(3) or pthread_cond_timedwait(3) can return [ENOMEM]. To avoid this possibility, initialize critical condition variables using pthread_cond_init(3). RETURN VALUES If an error condition occurs, this routine returns an integer value in- dicating the type of error, the condition variable is not initialized, and the contents of cond are undefined. Possible return values are as follows: Successful completion. The system lacks the necessary re- sources to initialize another condition variable, or The system-imposed limit on the total number of condition variables under execution by a single user is exceeded. The implementation has detected an attempt to reinitialize the object referenced by cond, a previously initialized, but not yet destroyed condition variable. The value specified by attr is invalid. Insufficient memory exists to initialize the condition variable. ERRORS None RELATED INFORMATION Functions: pthread_cond_broadcast(3), pthread_cond_destroy(3), pthread_cond_signal(3), pthread_cond_timedwait(3), pthread_cond_wait(3) Manuals: Guide to DECthreads and Programmer's Guide delim off pthread_cond_init(3)