PTHREAD_MUTEX_DESTROY (3) | C library functions | Unix Manual Pages | :man▋
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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