pthread_spin_lock(3) — Linux manual page

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pthread_spin_lock(3)    Library Functions Manual    pthread_spin_lock(3)

NAME         top

       pthread_spin_lock, pthread_spin_trylock, pthread_spin_unlock -
       lock and unlock a spin lock

LIBRARY         top

       POSIX threads library (libpthread, -lpthread)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <pthread.h>

       int pthread_spin_lock(pthread_spinlock_t *lock);
       int pthread_spin_trylock(pthread_spinlock_t *lock);
       int pthread_spin_unlock(pthread_spinlock_t *lock);

   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
   feature_test_macros(7)):

       pthread_spin_lock(), pthread_spin_trylock():
           _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L

DESCRIPTION         top

       The pthread_spin_lock() function locks the spin lock referred to
       by lock.  If the spin lock is currently unlocked, the calling
       thread acquires the lock immediately.  If the spin lock is
       currently locked by another thread, the calling thread spins,
       testing the lock until it becomes available, at which point the
       calling thread acquires the lock.

       Calling pthread_spin_lock() on a lock that is already held by the
       caller or a lock that has not been initialized with
       pthread_spin_init(3) results in undefined behavior.

       The pthread_spin_trylock() function is like pthread_spin_lock(),
       except that if the spin lock referred to by lock is currently
       locked, then, instead of spinning, the call returns immediately
       with the error EBUSY.

       The pthread_spin_unlock() function unlocks the spin lock referred
       to lock.  If any threads are spinning on the lock, one of those
       threads will then acquire the lock.

       Calling pthread_spin_unlock() on a lock that is not held by the
       caller results in undefined behavior.

RETURN VALUE         top

       On success, these functions return zero.  On failure, they return
       an error number.

ERRORS         top

       pthread_spin_lock() may fail with the following errors:

       EDEADLOCK
              The system detected a deadlock condition.

       pthread_spin_trylock() fails with the following errors:

       EBUSY  The spin lock is currently locked by another thread.

STANDARDS         top

       POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY         top

       glibc 2.2.  POSIX.1-2001.

CAVEATS         top

       Applying any of the functions described on this page to an
       uninitialized spin lock results in undefined behavior.

       Carefully read NOTES in pthread_spin_init(3).

SEE ALSO         top

       pthread_spin_destroy(3), pthread_spin_init(3), pthreads(7)

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