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pthread_mutexattr_destroy()

Destroy mutex attribute object

Synopsis:

#include <pthread.h>

int pthread_mutexattr_destroy(
            pthread_mutexattr_t* attr );

Arguments:

attr
A pointer to the pthread_mutexattr_t object that you want to destroy.

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The pthread_mutexattr_destroy() function destroys the mutex attribute object attr.


Note: Once you've destroyed a mutex attribute object, don't reuse it without reinitializing it by calling pthread_mutexattr_init().

Returns:

EOK
Success.
EINVAL
Invalid mutex attribute object attr.

Classification:

POSIX 1003.1 THR

Safety:
Cancellation point No
Interrupt handler No
Signal handler Yes
Thread Yes

See also:

pthread_mutexattr_init(), pthread_mutex_init()