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pthread_cond_init(3)

NAME

     pthread_cond_init -- create a condition variable

LIBRARY

     Reentrant C Library (libc_r, -lc_r)
     POSIX Threads Library (libpthread, -lpthread)
     1:1 Threading Library (libthr, -lthr)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <pthread.h>

     int
     pthread_cond_init(pthread_cond_t *cond, const pthread_condattr_t *attr);

DESCRIPTION

     The pthread_cond_init() function creates a new condition variable, with
     attributes specified with attr.  If attr is NULL the default attributes
     are used.

RETURN VALUES

     If successful, the pthread_cond_init() function will return zero and put
     the new condition variable id into cond, otherwise an error number will
     be returned to indicate the error.

ERRORS

     The pthread_cond_init() function will fail if:

     [EINVAL]		The value specified by attr is invalid.

     [ENOMEM]		The process cannot allocate enough memory to create
			another condition variable.

     [EAGAIN]		The system temporarily lacks the resources to create
			another condition variable.

SEE ALSO

     pthread_cond_broadcast(3), pthread_cond_destroy(3),
     pthread_cond_signal(3), pthread_cond_timedwait(3), pthread_cond_wait(3)

STANDARDS

     The pthread_cond_init() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996
     (``POSIX.1'').

FreeBSD 5.4			 July 28, 1998			   FreeBSD 5.4

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