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PTHREAD_RWLOCKATTR_SETKIND_NP(3) Library Functions Manual PTHREAD_RWLOCKATTR_SETKIND_NP(3)
NAME
pthread_rwlockattr_setkind_np, pthread_rwlockattr_getkind_np - set/get the read-write lock kind of the thread read-write lock attribute object
SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h>
int pthread_rwlockattr_setkind_np(pthread_rwlockattr_t *attr,
int pref);
int pthread_rwlockattr_getkind_np(
const pthread_rwlockattr_t *restrict attr,
int *restrict pref);
Compile and link with -pthread.
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
pthread_rwlockattr_setkind_np(), pthread_rwlockattr_getkind_np():
_XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500 || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200809L
DESCRIPTION
The pthread_rwlockattr_setkind_np() function sets the "lock kind" attribute of the read-write lock attribute object referred to by attr to the value specified in
pref. The argument pref may be set to one of the following:
PTHREAD_RWLOCK_PREFER_READER_NP
This is the default. A thread may hold multiple read locks; that is, read locks are recursive. According to The Single Unix Specification, the behavior
is unspecified when a reader tries to place a lock, and there is no write lock but writers are waiting. Giving preference to the reader, as is set by
PTHREAD_RWLOCK_PREFER_READER_NP, implies that the reader will receive the requested lock, even if a writer is waiting. As long as there are readers, the
writer will be starved.
PTHREAD_RWLOCK_PREFER_WRITER_NP
This is intended as the write lock analog of PTHREAD_RWLOCK_PREFER_READER_NP. This is ignored by glibc because the POSIX requirement to support recursive
read locks would cause this option to create trivial deadlocks; instead use PTHREAD_RWLOCK_PREFER_WRITER_NONRECURSIVE_NP which ensures the application de‐
veloper will not take recursive read locks thus avoiding deadlocks.
PTHREAD_RWLOCK_PREFER_WRITER_NONRECURSIVE_NP
Setting the lock kind to this avoids writer starvation as long as any read locking is not done in a recursive fashion.
The pthread_rwlockattr_getkind_np() function returns the value of the lock kind attribute of the read-write lock attribute object referred to by attr in the
pointer pref.
RETURN VALUE
On success, these functions return 0. Given valid pointer arguments, pthread_rwlockattr_getkind_np() always succeeds. On error, pthread_rwlockattr_setkind_np()
returns a nonzero error number.
ERRORS
EINVAL pref specifies an unsupported value.
VERSIONS
The pthread_rwlockattr_getkind_np() and pthread_rwlockattr_setkind_np() functions first appeared in glibc 2.1.
CONFORMING TO
These functions are non-standard GNU extensions; hence the suffix "_np" (nonportable) in the names.
SEE ALSO
pthreads(7)
Linux Programmer's Manual 2021-03-22 PTHREAD_RWLOCKATTR_SETKIND_NP(3)