PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRLOCK(3) BSD Programmer's Manual PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRLOCK(3)NAME
pthread_rwlock_wrlock, pthread_rwlock_trywrlock - acquire a read/write
lock for writing
SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h>
int
pthread_rwlock_wrlock(pthread_rwlock_t *lock);
int
pthread_rwlock_trywrlock(pthread_rwlock_t *lock);
DESCRIPTION
The pthread_rwlock_wrlock() function blocks until a write lock can be ac-
quired against lock. The pthread_rwlock_trywrlock() function performs the
same action, but does not block if the lock cannot be immediately ob-
tained.
The results are undefined if the calling thread already holds the lock at
the time the call is made.
IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
To prevent writer starvation, writers are favored over readers.
RETURN VALUES
If successful, the pthread_rwlock_wrlock() and pthread_rwlock_trywrlock()
functions will return zero. Otherwise an error number will be returned to
indicate the error.
ERRORS
The pthread_rwlock_trywrlock() function will fail if:
[EBUSY] The calling thread is not able to acquire the lock without
blocking.
The pthread_rwlock_wrlock() and pthread_rwlock_trywrlock() functions may
fail if:
[EDEADLK] The calling thread already owns the read/write lock (for
reading or writing).
[EINVAL] The value specified by lock is invalid.
[ENOMEM] Insufficient memory exists to initialize the lock (applies
to statically initialized locks only).
SEE ALSOpthread_rwlock_unlock(3)STANDARDS
The pthread_rwlock_wrlock() and pthread_rwlock_trywrlock() functions are
expected to conform to Version 2 of the Single UNIX Specification.
HISTORY
The pthread_rwlock_wrlock() function first appeared in FreeBSD 3.0 and
OpenBSD 2.5.
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