pthread_condattr_init Syntax

int pthread_condattr_init(pthread_condattr_t *cattr);

#include <pthread.h>
pthread_condattr_t cattr;
int ret;

/* initialize an attribute to default value */
ret = pthread_condattr_init(&cattr); 

The default value of the pshared attribute when this function is called is PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE. This value of pshared means that the initialized condition variable can be used within a process.

cattr is an opaque data type that contains a system-allocated attribute object. The possible values of cattr's scope are PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE and PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED . PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE is the default value.

Before a condition variable attribute can be reused, the attribute must first be reinitialized by pthread_condattr_destroy(3C). The pthread_condattr_init() call returns a pointer to an opaque object. If the object is not destroyed, a memory leak results.