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27.Dd August 4, 1998
28.Dt PTHREAD_RWLOCK_DESTROY 3
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm pthread_rwlock_destroy
32.Nd destroy a read/write lock
33.Sh SYNOPSIS
34.In pthread.h
35.Ft int
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36.Fo pthread_rwlock_destroy
37.Fa "pthread_rwlock_t *rwlock"
38.Fc
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39.Sh DESCRIPTION
40The
41.Fn pthread_rwlock_destroy
42function is used to destroy a read/write lock previously created with
43.Fn pthread_rwlock_init .
44.Sh RETURN VALUES
45If successful, the
46.Fn pthread_rwlock_destroy
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47function will return zero.
48Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error.
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49.Sh SEE ALSO
50.Xr pthread_rwlock_init 3
51.Sh STANDARDS
52The
53.Fn pthread_rwlock_destroy
54function is expected to conform to
55.St -susv2 .
56.Sh ERRORS
57The
58.Fn pthread_rwlock_destroy
59function will fail if:
60.Bl -tag -width Er
61.It Bq Er EPERM
62The caller does not have the privilege to perform the operation.
63.El
64.Pp
65The
66.Fn pthread_rwlock_destroy
67function may fail if:
68.Bl -tag -width Er
69.It Bq Er EBUSY
70The system has detected an attempt to destroy the object referenced by
224c7076 71.Fa rwlock
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72while it is locked.
73.It Bq Er EINVAL
74The value specified by
224c7076 75.Fa rwlock
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76is invalid.
77.El
78.Sh HISTORY
79The
80.Fn pthread_rwlock_destroy
81function first appeared in
82.Fx 3.0 .