NAME
pthread_rwlock_destroy – destroy a read/write lock
LIBRARY
POSIX Threads Library (libpthread, -lpthread)
SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h>
int
pthread_rwlock_destroy(pthread_rwlock_t *lock);
DESCRIPTION
The pthread_rwlock_destroy() function is used to destroy a read/write lock previously created with pthread_rwlock_init().
RETURN VALUES
If successful, the pthread_rwlock_destroy() function will return zero. Otherwise an error number will be returned to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The pthread_rwlock_destroy() function will fail if:
- [EPERM]
-
The caller does not have the privilege to perform the operation.
The pthread_rwlock_destroy() function may fail if:
- [EBUSY]
-
The system has detected an attempt to destroy the object referenced by lock while it is locked.
- [EINVAL]
-
The value specified by lock is invalid.
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS
The pthread_rwlock_destroy() function is expected to conform to Version 2 of the Single UNIX Specification (“SUSv2”).
HISTORY
The pthread_rwlock_destroy() function first appeared in FreeBSD 3.0.