pthread_mutex_destroy3
Free resources allocated for a mutex
Usage
#include <pthread.h>
int
pthread_mutex_destroy(pthread_mutex_t *mutex);
Overview
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]
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The value specified by mutex is invalid.
- [EBUSY]
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Mutex is locked.
Releases
149 releases since Mac OS X 10.2; the text changed 4 times.