Getting the Scope of a Mutex

pthread_mutexattr_getpshared(3C) returns the scope of the mutex variable defined by pthread_mutexattr_setpshared().

pthread_mutexattr_getpshared Syntax

int pthread_mutexattr_getpshared(pthread_mutexattr_t *restrict mattr, 
          int *restrict pshared);

#include <pthread.h> 
pthread_mutexattr_t mattr; 
int pshared, ret; 
/* get pshared of mutex */ 
ret = pthread_mutexattr_getpshared(&mattr, &pshared); 

Get the current value of pshared for the attribute object mattr. The value is either PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED or PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE.

pthread_mutexattr_getpshared Return Values

pthread_mutexattr_getpshared() returns zero after completing successfully. Any other return value indicates that an error occurred. If the following condition occurs, the function fails and returns the corresponding value.

EINVAL

Description:

The value specified by mattr is invalid.