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pthread_barrierattr_setpshared()

Set the value of a barrier's process-shared attribute

Synopsis:

#include <sync.h>

int pthread_barrierattr_setpshared( 
                        pthread_barrierattr_t * attr
                        int pshared );

Arguments:

attr

A pointer to the pthread_barrierattr_t object whose attribute you want to set. You must have initialized this object by calling pthread_barrierattr_init() before calling pthread_barrierattr_setpshared().

pshared

The new value of the process-shared attribute; one of:

• PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED -- allow a barrier to be operated upon by any thread that has access to the memory where the barrier is allocated.
• PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE (default behavior) -- allow a barrier to be operated on only by threads created within the same process as the thread that initialized the barrier. If threads of different processes attempt to operate on such a barrier, the behavior is as if PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED were set.

Library:

libc

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

Description:

The pthread_barrierattr_setpshared() function sets the process-shared attribute in an initialized attributes object referenced by attr.

Returns:

EOK

Success.

EINVAL

The attribute object, attr, or the new value specified in pshared isn't valid.

Classification:

POSIX 1003.1 THR BAR TSH

See also:

pthread_barrier_init() pthread_barrierattr_destroy(), pthread_barrierattr_getpshared(), pthread_barrierattr_init()