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PTHREAD...ETROBUST(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual PTHREAD...ETROBUST(3P)
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The
Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
pthread_mutexattr_getrobust, pthread_mutexattr_setrobust — get and
set the mutex robust attribute
#include <pthread.h>
int pthread_mutexattr_getrobust(const pthread_mutexattr_t *restrict
attr, int *restrict robust);
int pthread_mutexattr_setrobust(pthread_mutexattr_t *attr,
int robust);
The pthread_mutexattr_getrobust() and
pthread_mutexattr_setrobust() functions, respectively, shall get
and set the mutex robust attribute. This attribute is set in the
robust parameter. Valid values for robust include:
PTHREAD_MUTEX_STALLED
No special actions are taken if the owner of the mutex is
terminated while holding the mutex lock. This can lead to
deadlocks if no other thread can unlock the mutex.
This is the default value.
PTHREAD_MUTEX_ROBUST
If the process containing the owning thread of a robust
mutex terminates while holding the mutex lock, the next
thread that acquires the mutex shall be notified about the
termination by the return value [EOWNERDEAD] from the
locking function. If the owning thread of a robust mutex
terminates while holding the mutex lock, the next thread
that attempts to acquire the mutex may be notified about the
termination by the return value [EOWNERDEAD]. The notified
thread can then attempt to make the state protected by the
mutex consistent again, and if successful can mark the mutex
state as consistent by calling pthread_mutex_consistent().
After a subsequent successful call to
pthread_mutex_unlock(), the mutex lock shall be released and
can be used normally by other threads. If the mutex is
unlocked without a call to pthread_mutex_consistent(), it
shall be in a permanently unusable state and all attempts to
lock the mutex shall fail with the error [ENOTRECOVERABLE].
The only permissible operation on such a mutex is
pthread_mutex_destroy().
The behavior is undefined if the value specified by the attr
argument to pthread_mutexattr_getrobust() or
pthread_mutexattr_setrobust() does not refer to an initialized
mutex attributes object.
Upon successful completion, the pthread_mutexattr_getrobust()
function shall return zero and store the value of the robust
attribute of attr into the object referenced by the robust
parameter. Otherwise, an error value shall be returned to indicate
the error. If successful, the pthread_mutexattr_setrobust()
function shall return zero; otherwise, an error number shall be
returned to indicate the error.
The pthread_mutexattr_setrobust() function shall fail if:
EINVAL The value of robust is invalid.
These functions shall not return an error code of [EINTR].
The following sections are informative.
None.
The actions required to make the state protected by the mutex
consistent again are solely dependent on the application. If it is
not possible to make the state of a mutex consistent, robust
mutexes can be used to notify this situation by calling
pthread_mutex_unlock() without a prior call to
pthread_mutex_consistent().
If the state is declared inconsistent by calling
pthread_mutex_unlock() without a prior call to
pthread_mutex_consistent(), a possible approach could be to
destroy the mutex and then reinitialize it. However, it should be
noted that this is possible only in certain situations where the
state protected by the mutex has to be reinitialized and
coordination achieved with other threads blocked on the mutex,
because otherwise a call to a locking function with a reference to
a mutex object invalidated by a call to pthread_mutex_destroy()
results in undefined behavior.
If an implementation detects that the value specified by the attr
argument to pthread_mutexattr_getrobust() or
pthread_mutexattr_setrobust() does not refer to an initialized
mutex attributes object, it is recommended that the function
should fail and report an [EINVAL] error.
None.
pthread_mutex_consistent(3p), pthread_mutex_destroy(3p),
pthread_mutex_lock(3p)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, pthread.h(0p)
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
(C) 2018 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
http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
Any typographical or formatting errors that appear in this page
are most likely to have been introduced during the conversion of
the source files to man page format. To report such errors, see
https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html .
IEEE/The Open Group 2017 PTHREAD...ETROBUST(3P)
Pages that refer to this page: pthread.h(0p), pthread_mutexattr_setrobust(3p), pthread_mutex_consistent(3p), pthread_mutex_destroy(3p), pthread_mutex_lock(3p)
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