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+<H4>POSIX Threads for Windows – REFERENCE - <A HREF="http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32">Pthreads-w32</A></H4>
+<P><A HREF="index.html">Reference Index</A></P>
+<P><A HREF="#toc">Table of Contents</A></P>
+<H2><A HREF="#toc0" NAME="sect0">Name</A></H2>
+<P>pthread_mutexattr_getpshared, pthread_mutexattr_setpshared - get
+and set the process-shared attribute
+</P>
+<H2><A HREF="#toc1" NAME="sect1">Synopsis</A></H2>
+<P><B>#include &lt;pthread.h&gt; </B>
+</P>
+<P><B>int pthread_mutexattr_getpshared(const pthread_mutexattr_t *
+restrict</B> <I>attr</I><B>, int *restrict</B> <I>pshared</I><B>);
+<BR>int pthread_mutexattr_setpshared(pthread_mutexattr_t *</B><I>attr</I><B>,
+int</B> <I>pshared</I><B>); </B>
+</P>
+<H2><A HREF="#toc2" NAME="sect2">Description</A></H2>
+<P>The <B>pthread_mutexattr_getpshared</B> function shall obtain the
+value of the <I>process-shared</I> attribute from the attributes
+object referenced by <I>attr</I>. The <B>pthread_mutexattr_setpshared</B>
+function shall set the <I>process-shared</I> attribute in an
+initialized attributes object referenced by <I>attr</I>.
+</P>
+<P>The <I>process-shared</I> attribute is set to
+<B>PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED</B> to permit a mutex to be operated upon
+by any thread that has access to the memory where the mutex is
+allocated, even if the mutex is allocated in memory that is shared by
+multiple processes. If the <I>process-shared</I> attribute is
+<B>PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE</B>, the mutex shall only be operated upon
+by threads created within the same process as the thread that
+initialized the mutex; if threads of differing processes attempt to
+operate on such a mutex, the behavior is undefined. The default value
+of the attribute shall be <B>PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE</B>.
+</P>
+<P><B>Pthreads-w32</B> defines <B>_POSIX_THREAD_PROCESS_SHARED</B> in
+pthread.h as -1 to indicate that these routines are implemented but
+the process shared option is not supported.</P>
+<H2><A HREF="#toc3" NAME="sect3">Return Value</A></H2>
+<P>Upon successful completion, <B>pthread_mutexattr_setpshared</B>
+shall return zero; otherwise, an error number shall be returned to
+indicate the error.
+</P>
+<P>Upon successful completion, <B>pthread_mutexattr_getpshared</B>
+shall return zero and store the value of the <I>process-shared</I>
+attribute of <I>attr</I> into the object referenced by the <I>pshared</I>
+parameter. Otherwise, an error number shall be returned to indicate
+the error.
+</P>
+<H2><A HREF="#toc4" NAME="sect4">Errors</A></H2>
+<P>The <B>pthread_mutexattr_getpshared</B> and
+<B>pthread_mutexattr_setpshared</B> functions may fail if:
+</P>
+<DL>
+ <DT><B>EINVAL</B>
+ </DT><DD STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.5cm">
+ The value specified by <I>attr</I> is invalid.
+ </DD></DL>
+<P>
+The <B>pthread_mutexattr_setpshared</B> function may fail if:
+</P>
+<DL>
+ <DT><B>EINVAL</B>
+ </DT><DD STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.5cm">
+ The new value specified for the attribute is outside the range of
+ legal values for that attribute.
+ </DD><DT>
+ <B>ENOTSUP</B>
+ </DT><DD STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.5cm">
+ The new value specified for the attribute is PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED.
+ </DD></DL>
+<P>
+These functions shall not return an error code of [EINTR].
+</P>
+<P><I>The following sections are informative.</I>
+</P>
+<H2><A HREF="#toc5" NAME="sect5">Examples</A></H2>
+<P>None.
+</P>
+<H2><A HREF="#toc6" NAME="sect6">Application Usage</A></H2>
+<P>None.
+</P>
+<H2><A HREF="#toc7" NAME="sect7">Rationale</A></H2>
+<P>None.
+</P>
+<H2><A HREF="#toc8" NAME="sect8">Future Directions</A></H2>
+<P>None.
+</P>
+<H2><A HREF="#toc9" NAME="sect9">See Also</A></H2>
+<P><A HREF="pthread_cond_init.html"><B>pthread_cond_destroy</B>(3)</A>
+<B>,</B> <A HREF="pthread_create.html"><B>pthread_create</B>(3)</A> <B>,</B>
+<A HREF="pthread_mutex_init.html"><B>pthread_mutex_destroy</B>(3)</A>
+<B>,</B> <A HREF="pthread_mutexattr_init.html"><B>pthread_mutexattr_destroy</B>(3)</A>
+<B>,</B> the Base Definitions volume of IEEE&nbsp;Std&nbsp;1003.1-2001,
+<I>&lt;pthread.h&gt;</I>
+</P>
+<H2><A HREF="#toc10" NAME="sect10">Copyright</A></H2>
+<P>Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
+form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information
+Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open
+Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the
+Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open
+Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the
+original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The
+Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard
+can be obtained online at <A HREF="http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html">http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html</A>
+.
+</P>
+<P>Modified by Ross Johnson for use with <A HREF="http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32">Pthreads-w32</A>.</P>
+<HR>
+<P><A NAME="toc"></A><B>Table of Contents</B></P>
+<UL>
+ <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect0" NAME="toc0">Name</A>
+ </P>
+ <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect1" NAME="toc1">Synopsis</A>
+ </P>
+ <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect2" NAME="toc2">Description</A>
+ </P>
+ <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect3" NAME="toc3">Return
+ Value</A>
+ </P>
+ <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect4" NAME="toc4">Errors</A>
+ </P>
+ <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect5" NAME="toc5">Examples</A>
+ </P>
+ <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect6" NAME="toc6">Application
+ Usage</A>
+ </P>
+ <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect7" NAME="toc7">Rationale</A>
+ </P>
+ <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect8" NAME="toc8">Future
+ Directions</A>
+ </P>
+ <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect9" NAME="toc9">See
+ Also</A>
+ </P>
+ <LI><P><A HREF="#sect10" NAME="toc10">Copyright</A>
+ </P>
+</UL>
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