mtx_unlock

 

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Threads thrd_create thrd_equal thrd_current    thrd_sleep thrd_yield thrd_exit thrd_detach thrd_join thrd_successthrd_timedoutthrd_busythrd_nomemthrd_error    Atomic operations atomic_init ATOMIC_VAR_INIT (until C23) ATOMIC_***_LOCK_FREE atomic_is_lock_free atomic_store atomic_load atomic_exchange atomic_compare_exchange atomic_fetch_add atomic_fetch_sub atomic_fetch_or atomic_fetch_xor atomic_fetch_and

Atomic flags atomic_flag ATOMIC_FLAG_INIT atomic_flag_test_and_set atomic_flag_clear Memory ordering memory_order kill_dependency atomic_thread_fence atomic_signal_fence Mutual exclusion mtx_init mtx_lock mtx_timedlock mtx_trylock call_once mtx_unlock mtx_destroy mtx_plainmtx_recursivemtx_timed Condition variables cnd_init cnd_signal cnd_broadcast cnd_wait cnd_timedwait cnd_destroy Thread-local storage thread_local TSS_DTOR_ITERATIONS    tss_create tss_get tss_set tss_delete

 

Defined in header <threads.h>
int mtx_unlock( mtx_t *mutex );		(since C11)

Unlocks the mutex pointed to by mutex.

The behavior is undefined if the mutex is not locked by the calling thread.

This function synchronizes-with subsequent mtx_lock, mtx_trylock, or mtx_timedlock on the same mutex. All lock/unlock operations on any given mutex form a single total order (similar to the modification order of an atomic).

Parameters

mutex

-

pointer to the mutex to unlock

Return value

thrd_success if successful, thrd_error otherwise.

References

• C17 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2018):

• 7.26.4.6 The mtx_unlock function (p: 279)

• C11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):

• 7.26.4.6 The mtx_unlock function (p: 382)

See also

mtx_lock (C11)	blocks until locks a mutex (function)
mtx_timedlock (C11)	blocks until locks a mutex or times out (function)
mtx_trylock (C11)	locks a mutex or returns without blocking if already locked (function)