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pthread_mutex_destroy(3) Library Functions Manual pthread_mutex_destroy(3) NAME pthread_mutex_destroy - Destroys a mutex. LIBRARY DECthreads POSIX 1003.1c Library (libpthread.so) SYNOPSIS #include <pthread.h> int pthread_mutex_destroy( pthread_mutex_t *mutex); 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 The mutex to be destroyed. DESCRIPTION This routine destroys the specified mutex by uninitializing it, and should be called when a mutex object is no longer referenced. After this routine is called, DECthreads may reclaim internal storage used by the specified mutex. It is safe to destroy an initialized mutex that is unlocked. However, it is illegal to destroy a locked mutex. The results of this routine are unpredictable if the mutex object spec- ified in the mutex argument does not currently exist, or is not ini- tialized. RETURN VALUES If an error condition occurs, this routine returns an integer value in- dicating the type of error. Possible return values are as follows: Successful completion. An attempt was made to destroy the object ref- erenced by mutex while it is locked or referenced. The value specified for mutex is invalid. ERRORS None RELATED INFORMATION Functions: pthread_mutex_init(3), pthread_mutex_lock(3), pthread_mu- tex_trylock(3), pthread_mutex_unlock(3) Manuals: Guide to DECthreads and Programmer's Guide delim off pthread_mutex_destroy(3)