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Getting Started
Chapter 1 Understanding Server Plug-Ins
Chapter 2 Writing and Compiling Plug-Ins
Chapter 3 Calling the Front-End API Functions
Chapter 4 Quick Start
Chapter 5 Writing Database Plug-Ins
Chapter 6 Writing Pre/Post-Operation Plug-Ins
Chapter 7 Defining Functions for LDAP Operations
Chapter 8 Defining Functions for Database Operations
Chapter 9 Defining Functions for Authentication
Chapter 10 Writing Entry Store/Fetch Plug-Ins
Chapter 11 Writing Extended Operation Plug-Ins
Chapter 12 Writing Matching Rule Plug-Ins
Chapter 13 Data Type and Structure Reference
Chapter 14 Function Reference
Chapter 15 Parameter Reference
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 slapi_lock_mutex()
Locks the specified mutex.

Syntax

#include "slapi-plugin.h"
void slapi_lock_mutex(
Slapi_Mutex *mutex );

Parameters

The function has the following parameters:
mutex

Pointer to an Slapi_Mutex structure representing the mutex that you want to lock.

Description. This function locks the mutex specified by the Slapi_Mutex structure. After this function returns, any other thread that attempts to acquire the same lock blocks until the holder of the lock releases the lock. Acquiring the lock is not an interruptible operation, nor is there any timeout mechanism.

Example

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See Also

 

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