pthread_rwlock_trywrlock - Man Page

lock a read-write lock object for writing

Prolog

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Synopsis

#include <pthread.h>

int pthread_rwlock_trywrlock(pthread_rwlock_t *rwlock);
int pthread_rwlock_wrlock(pthread_rwlock_t *rwlock);

Description

The pthread_rwlock_trywrlock() function shall apply a write lock like the pthread_rwlock_wrlock() function, with the exception that the function shall fail if any thread currently holds rwlock (for reading or writing).

The pthread_rwlock_wrlock() function shall apply a write lock to the read-write lock referenced by rwlock. The calling thread shall acquire the write lock if no thread (reader or writer) holds the read-write lock rwlock. Otherwise, if another thread holds the read-write lock rwlock, the calling thread shall block until it can acquire the lock. If a deadlock condition occurs or the calling thread already owns the read-write lock for writing or reading, the call shall either deadlock or return [EDEADLK].

Results are undefined if any of these functions are called with an uninitialized read-write lock.

If a signal is delivered to a thread waiting for a read-write lock for writing, upon return from the signal handler the thread resumes waiting for the read-write lock for writing as if it was not interrupted.

Return Value

The pthread_rwlock_trywrlock() function shall return zero if the lock for writing on the read-write lock object referenced by rwlock is acquired. Otherwise, an error number shall be returned to indicate the error.

If successful, the pthread_rwlock_wrlock() function shall return zero; otherwise, an error number shall be returned to indicate the error.

Errors

The pthread_rwlock_trywrlock() function shall fail if:

EBUSY

The read-write lock could not be acquired for writing because it was already locked for reading or writing.

The pthread_rwlock_wrlock() function may fail if:

EDEADLK

A deadlock condition was detected or the current thread already owns the read-write lock for writing or reading.

These functions shall not return an error code of [EINTR].

The following sections are informative.

Examples

None.

Application Usage

Applications using these functions may be subject to priority inversion, as discussed in the Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017, Section 3.291, Priority Inversion.

Rationale

If an implementation detects that the value specified by the rwlock argument to pthread_rwlock_trywrlock() or pthread_rwlock_wrlock() does not refer to an initialized read-write lock object, it is recommended that the function should fail and report an [EINVAL] error.

Future Directions

None.

See Also

pthread_rwlock_destroy(), pthread_rwlock_rdlock(), pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock(), pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock(), pthread_rwlock_unlock()

The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017, Section 3.291, Priority Inversion, Section 4.12, Memory Synchronization, <pthread.h>

Referenced By

pthread.h(0p), pthread_rwlock_destroy(3p), pthread_rwlock_rdlock(3p), pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock(3p), pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock(3p), pthread_rwlock_unlock(3p).

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