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1 | .\" Copyright (c) 1998 Alex Nash |
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27 | .Dd August 4, 1998 | |
28 | .Dt PTHREAD_RWLOCK_UNLOCK 3 | |
29 | .Os | |
30 | .Sh NAME | |
31 | .Nm pthread_rwlock_unlock | |
32 | .Nd release a read/write lock | |
33 | .Sh SYNOPSIS | |
34 | .In pthread.h | |
35 | .Ft int | |
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36 | .Fo pthread_rwlock_unlock |
37 | .Fa "pthread_rwlock_t *rwlock" | |
38 | .Fc | |
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39 | .Sh DESCRIPTION |
40 | The | |
41 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_unlock | |
42 | function is used to release the read/write lock previously obtained by | |
43 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_rdlock , | |
44 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_wrlock , | |
45 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock , | |
46 | or | |
47 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_trywrlock . | |
48 | .Sh RETURN VALUES | |
49 | If successful, the | |
50 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_unlock | |
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51 | function will return zero. |
52 | Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error. | |
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53 | .Pp |
54 | The results are undefined if | |
224c7076 | 55 | .Fa rwlock |
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56 | is not held by the calling thread. |
57 | .Sh SEE ALSO | |
58 | .Xr pthread_rwlock_rdlock 3 , | |
59 | .Xr pthread_rwlock_wrlock 3 | |
60 | .Sh STANDARDS | |
61 | The | |
62 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_unlock | |
63 | function is expected to conform to | |
64 | .St -susv2 . | |
65 | .Sh ERRORS | |
66 | The | |
67 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_unlock | |
68 | function may fail if: | |
69 | .Bl -tag -width Er | |
70 | .It Bq Er EINVAL | |
71 | The value specified by | |
224c7076 | 72 | .Fa rwlock |
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73 | is invalid. |
74 | .It Bq Er EPERM | |
75 | The current thread does not own the read/write lock. | |
76 | .El | |
77 | .Sh HISTORY | |
78 | The | |
79 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_unlock | |
80 | function first appeared in | |
81 | .Fx 3.0 . |