pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared3
Set the process shared attribute
Usage
#include <pthread.h>
int
pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared(pthread_rwlockattr_t *attr, int pshared);
Overview
The pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared() function sets the process shared attribute of attr to the value referenced by pshared. The pshared argument may be one of two values:
- PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED
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Any thread of any process that has access to the memory where the read/write lock resides can manipulate the lock.
- PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE
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Only threads created within the same process as the thread that initialized the read/write lock can manipulate the lock. This is the default value.
Return values
If successful, the pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared() function will return zero. Otherwise an error number will be returned to indicate the error.
Errors
The pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared() function will fail if:
- [EINVAL]
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The value specified by attr or pshared is invalid.
Releases
149 releases since Mac OS X 10.2; the text changed 2 times.