#include <pthread.h> int pthread_mutexattr_gettype(pthread_mutexattr_t *attr , int *type);
pthread_mutexattr_gettype(3THR) gets the mutex type attribute set by pthread_mutexattr_settype(). The default value of the type attribute is PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT.
The type argument specifies the type of mutex. Valid mutex types include:
PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL
PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK
PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE
PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT
For a description of each type, see "pthread_mutexattr_settype(3THR)".