NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     pthread_cond_init - create a condition variable

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <pthread.h>

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

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     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    [Toc]    [Back]

     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    [Toc]    [Back]

     pthread_cond_init() 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    [Toc]    [Back]

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

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

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

OpenBSD      3.6                           July      28,     1998