NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     pthread_cond_init -- create a condition variable

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     Reentrant C Library (libc_r, -lc_r)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <pthread.h>

     int
     pthread_cond_init(pthread_cond_t *cond, const pthread_condattr_t *attr);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The pthread_cond_init() function creates a new condition variable, with
     attributes specified with attr.  If attr is NULL the default attributes
     are used.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

     If successful, the pthread_cond_init() function will return zero and put
     the new condition variable id into cond, otherwise an error number will
     be returned to indicate the error.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The pthread_cond_init() function will fail if:

     [EINVAL]		The value specified by attr is invalid.

     [ENOMEM]		The process cannot allocate enough memory to create
			another condition variable.

     [EAGAIN]		The system temporarily lacks the resources to create
			another condition variable.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     pthread_cond_broadcast(3), pthread_cond_destroy(3),
     pthread_cond_signal(3), pthread_cond_timedwait(3), pthread_cond_wait(3)

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The pthread_cond_init() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996
     (``POSIX.1'').


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