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diff --git a/pthreads/manual/pthread_rwlock_unlock.html b/pthreads/manual/pthread_rwlock_unlock.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..09725cc3e --- /dev/null +++ b/pthreads/manual/pthread_rwlock_unlock.html @@ -0,0 +1,141 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> +<HTML> +<HEAD> + <META HTTP-EQUIV="CONTENT-TYPE" CONTENT="text/html; charset=utf-8"> + <TITLE>"PTHREAD_RWLOCK_UNLOCK"(P) manual page</TITLE> + <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 (Linux)"> + <META NAME="CREATED" CONTENT="20050505;11291100"> + <META NAME="CHANGED" CONTENT="20050505;12562700"> + <!-- manual page source format generated by PolyglotMan v3.2, --> + <!-- available at http://polyglotman.sourceforge.net/ --> +</HEAD> +<BODY LANG="en-GB" BGCOLOR="#ffffff" DIR="LTR"> +<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_rwlock_unlock - unlock a read-write lock object +</P> +<H2><A HREF="#toc1" NAME="sect1">Synopsis</A></H2> +<P><B>#include <pthread.h> </B> +</P> +<P>in<B>t pthread_rwlock_unlock(pthread_rwlock_t <I>*</I></B><I>rwlock</I><B>); +</B> +</P> +<H2><A HREF="#toc2" NAME="sect2">Description</A></H2> +<P>The <B>pthread_rwlock_unlock</B> function shall release a lock +held on the read-write lock object referenced by <I>rwlock</I>. +Results are undefined if the read-write lock <I>rwlock</I> is not +held by the calling thread. +</P> +<P>If this function is called to release a read lock from the +read-write lock object and there are other read locks currently held +on this read-write lock object, the read-write lock object remains in +the read locked state. If this function releases the last read lock +for this read-write lock object, the read-write lock object shall be +put in the unlocked state with no owners. +</P> +<P>If this function is called to release a write lock for this +read-write lock object, the read-write lock object shall be put in +the unlocked state. +</P> +<P><B>Pthreads-win32</B> does not prefer either writers or readers in +acquiring the lock – all threads enter a single prioritised FIFO +queue. While this may not be optimally efficient for some +applications, it does ensure that one type does not starve the other.</P> +<P>Results are undefined if any of these functions are called with an +uninitialized read-write lock. +</P> +<P><B>Pthreads-w32</B> defines <B>_POSIX_READER_WRITER_LOCKS</B> in +pthread.h as 200112L to indicate that the reader/writer routines are +implemented and may be used.</P> +<H2><A HREF="#toc3" NAME="sect3">Return Value</A></H2> +<P>If successful, the <B>pthread_rwlock_unlock</B> function shall +return zero; 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_rwlock_unlock</B> function may fail if: +</P> +<DL> + <DT><B>EINVAL</B> + </DT><DD> + The value specified by <I>rwlock</I> does not refer to an + initialized read-write lock object. + </DD><DD STYLE="margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.5cm"> + <BR><BR> + </DD></DL> +<P> +The <B>pthread_rwlock_unlock</B> function 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_rwlock_init.html"><B>pthread_rwlock_destroy</B>(3)</A> +<B>,</B> <A HREF="pthread_rwlock_rdlock.html"><B>pthread_rwlock_rdlock</B>(3)</A> +<B>,</B> <A HREF="pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock.html"><B>pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock</B>(3)</A> +<B>,</B> <A HREF="pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock.html"><B>pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock</B>(3)</A> +<B>,</B> <A HREF="pthread_rwlock_rdlock.html"><B>pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock</B>(3)</A> +<B>,</B> <A HREF="pthread_rwlock_wrlock.html"><B>pthread_rwlock_trywrlock</B>(3)</A> +<B>,</B> <A HREF="pthread_rwlock_wrlock.html"><B>pthread_rwlock_wrlock</B>(3)</A> +, the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, +<I><pthread.h></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> +</BODY> +</HTML> |