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26 | .\" |
| 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 | |
| 2546420a | 36 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_unlock "pthread_rwlock_t *lock" |
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37 | .Sh DESCRIPTION |
| 38 | The | |
| 39 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_unlock | |
| 40 | function is used to release the read/write lock previously obtained by | |
| 41 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_rdlock , | |
| 42 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_wrlock , | |
| 43 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock , | |
| 44 | or | |
| 45 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_trywrlock . | |
| 46 | .Sh RETURN VALUES | |
| 47 | If successful, the | |
| 48 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_unlock | |
| 49 | function will return zero. | |
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50 | Otherwise an error number will be returned |
| 51 | to indicate the error. | |
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52 | .Pp |
| 53 | The results are undefined if | |
| 2546420a | 54 | .Fa lock |
| f1a1da6c | 55 | is not held by the calling thread. |
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56 | .Sh ERRORS |
| 57 | The | |
| 58 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_unlock | |
| 59 | function may fail if: | |
| 60 | .Bl -tag -width Er | |
| 61 | .It Bq Er EINVAL | |
| 62 | The value specified by | |
| 2546420a | 63 | .Fa lock |
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64 | is invalid. |
| 65 | .It Bq Er EPERM | |
| 66 | The current thread does not own the read/write lock. | |
| 67 | .El | |
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68 | .Sh SEE ALSO |
| 69 | .Xr pthread_rwlock_rdlock 3 , | |
| 70 | .Xr pthread_rwlock_wrlock 3 | |
| 71 | .Sh STANDARDS | |
| 72 | The | |
| 73 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_unlock | |
| 74 | function is expected to conform to | |
| 75 | .St -susv2 . | |
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76 | .Sh HISTORY |
| 77 | The | |
| 78 | .Fn pthread_rwlock_unlock | |
| 79 | function first appeared in | |
| 80 | .Fx 3.0 . |