pthread_cond_destroy3
Destroy a condition variable
Usage
#include <pthread.h>
int
pthread_cond_destroy(pthread_cond_t *cond);
Library
POSIX Threads Library (libpthread, -lpthread)
Overview
The pthread_cond_destroy() function frees the resources allocated by the condition variable cond.
Implementation notes
A condition variable can be destroyed immediately after all the threads that are blocked on it are awakened.
Return values
If successful, the pthread_cond_destroy() function will return zero, otherwise an error number will be returned to indicate the error.
Errors
The pthread_cond_destroy() function will fail if:
- [EINVAL]
-
The value specified by cond is invalid.
- [EBUSY]
-
The variable cond is locked by another thread.
Releases
79 releases since FreeBSD 2.2.8-RELEASE; the text changed 42 times.