pthread_cond_init Syntax

int pthread_cond_init(pthread_cond_t *restrict cv,
          const pthread_condattr_t *restrict cattr);

#include <pthread.h>

pthread_cond_t cv;
pthread_condattr_t cattr;
int ret;

/* initialize a condition variable to its default value */
ret = pthread_cond_init(&cv, NULL);

/* initialize a condition variable */
ret = pthread_cond_init(&cv, &cattr); 

The effect of cattr set to NULL is the same as passing the address of a default condition variable attribute object, but without the memory overhead.

Use the macro PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER to initialize statically defined condition variables to their default attributes. The PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER macro has the same effect as dynamically allocating pthread_cond_init() with null attributes. No error checking is done.

Multiple threads must not simultaneously initialize or reinitialize the same condition variable. If a condition variable is reinitialized or is destroyed, the application must be sure that the condition variable is not in use.