pthread_cond_init(3T)

Use pthread_cond_init(3T) to initialize the condition variable pointed at by cv to its default value (cattr is NULL), or to specify condition variable attributes that are already set with pthread_condattr_init(). The effect of cattr being NULL is the same as passing the address of a default condition variable attribute object, but without the memory overhead. (For Solaris threads, see "cond_init(3T)".)

Prototype:
int	pthread_cond_init(pthread_cond_t *cv,
    const pthread_condattr_t *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); 

Statically-defined condition variables can be initialized directly to have default attributes with the macro PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER. This 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 destroyed, the application must be sure the condition variable is not in use.

Return Values

pthread_cond_init() returns zero after completing successfully. Any other returned value indicates that an error occurred. When any of the following conditions occur, the function fails and returns the corresponding value.

EINVAL

The value specified by cattr is invalid.

EBUSY

The condition variable is being used.

EAGAIN

The necessary resources are not available.

ENOMEM

There is not enough memory to initialize the condition variable.