man/pthread_cond_destroy.3

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  30 .Dd July 28, 1998
  31 .Dt PTHREAD_COND_DESTROY 3
  32 .Os
  33 .Sh NAME
  34 .Nm pthread_cond_destroy
  35 .Nd destroy a condition variable
  36 .Sh SYNOPSIS
  37 .In pthread.h
  38 .Ft int
  39 .Fn pthread_cond_destroy "pthread_cond_t *cond"
  40 .Sh DESCRIPTION
  41 The
  42 .Fn pthread_cond_destroy
  43 function frees the resources allocated by the condition variable
  44 .Fa cond .
  45 .Sh RETURN VALUES
  46 If successful, the
  47 .Fn pthread_cond_destroy
  48 function will return zero, otherwise an error number will be returned
  49 to indicate the error.
  50 .Sh ERRORS
  51 The
  52 .Fn pthread_cond_destroy
  53 function will fail if:
  54 .Bl -tag -width Er
  55 .It Bq Er EINVAL
  56 The value specified by
  57 .Fa cond
  58 is invalid.
  59 .It Bq Er EBUSY
  60 The variable
  61 .Fa cond
  62 is locked by another thread.
  63 .El
  64 .Sh SEE ALSO
  65 .Xr pthread_cond_broadcast 3 ,
  66 .Xr pthread_cond_init 3 ,
  67 .Xr pthread_cond_signal 3 ,
  68 .Xr pthread_cond_timedwait 3 ,
  69 .Xr pthread_cond_wait 3
  70 .Sh STANDARDS
  71 The
  72 .Fn pthread_cond_destroy
  73 function conforms to
  74 .St -p1003.1-96 .