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NAME

pthread_mutex_destroy - free resources allocated for a mutex

CONTENTS

Library
Synopsis
Description
Return Values
Errors
See Also
Standards

LIBRARY


.Lb libc_r
.Lb libpthread
.Lb libthr

SYNOPSIS


.In pthread.h int pthread_mutex_destroy "pthread_mutex_t *mutex"

DESCRIPTION

The pthread_mutex_destroy function frees the resources allocated for mutex.

RETURN VALUES

If successful, pthread_mutex_destroy will return zero, otherwise an error number will be returned to indicate the error.

ERRORS

The pthread_mutex_destroy function will fail if:
[EINVAL]
The value specified by mutex is invalid.
[EBUSY]
Mutex is locked by another thread.

SEE ALSO

pthread_mutex_init(3), pthread_mutex_lock(3), pthread_mutex_trylock(3), pthread_mutex_unlock(3)

STANDARDS

 
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