DESCRIPTION
Condition variables are used in conjunction with mutexes to wait for conditions to occur. Condition variables are created with cv_init, where cvp is a pointer to space for a
.Vt struct cv , and desc is a pointer to a null-terminated character string that describes the condition variable. Condition variables are destroyed with cv_destroy. Threads wait on condition variables by calling cv_wait, cv_wait_sig, cv_timedwait, or cv_timedwait_sig. Threads unblock waiters by calling cv_signal to unblock one waiter, or cv_broadcast or cv_broadcastpri to unblock all waiters. In addition to waking waiters, cv_broadcastpri ensures that all of the waiters have a priority of at least pri by raising the priority of any threads that do not. cv_wmesg returns the description string of cvp, as set by the initial call to cv_init. A thread must hold mp before calling cv_wait, cv_wait_sig, cv_timedwait, or cv_timedwait_sig. When a thread waits on a condition, mp is atomically released before the thread is blocked, then atomically reacquired before the function call returns. All waiters must pass the same mp in conjunction with cvp.
When cv_wait, cv_wait_sig, cv_timedwait, and cv_timedwait_sig unblock, their calling threads are made runnable. cv_timedwait and cv_timedwait_sig wait for at most timo / HZ seconds before being unblocked and returning EWOULDBLOCK; otherwise, they return 0. cv_wait_sig and cv_timedwait_sig return prematurely with a value of EINTR or ERESTART if a signal is caught, or 0 if signaled via cv_signal or cv_broadcast.
RETURN VALUES
If successful, cv_wait_sig, cv_timedwait, and cv_timedwait_sig return 0. Otherwise, a non-zero error code is returned. cv_wmesg returns the description string that was passed to cv_init.
ERRORS
cv_wait_sig and cv_timedwait_sig will fail if:
