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NAME
pthread_unlock_global_np - Unlocks a global mutex
SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h>
void pthread_unlock_global_np();
DESCRIPTION
The pthread_unlock_global_np() routine unlocks the global mutex when
each call to pthread_lock_global_np() is matched by a call to this rou-
tine. For example, if you called pthread_lock_global_np() three times,
pthread_unlock_global_np() unlocks the global mutex when you call it
the third time. If no threads are waiting for the global mutex, it
becomes unlocked with no current owner. If one or more threads are
waiting to lock the global mutex, one thread returns from its call to
pthread_lock_global_np(). The scheduling policy is used to determine
which thread acquires the global mutex. For the policies SCHED_FIFO and
SCHED_RR, a blocked thread is chosen in priority order.
The results of calling this routine are unpredictable if the global
mutex is already unlocked. The results of calling this routine are also
unpredictable if the global mutex is owned by a thread other than the
calling thread.
This routine is not portable.
RETURN VALUES
No value is returned.
RELATED INFORMATION
FUNCTIONS: pthread_lock_global_np
pthread_mutexattr_setkind_np
pthread_mutex_lock
pthread_mutex_unlock
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