pthread_mutex_unlock(3T)

Use pthread_mutex_unlock(3T) to unlock the mutex pointed to by mutex. (For Solaris threads, see "mutex_unlock(3T)".)

Prototype:
int	pthread_mutex_unlock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex); 

#include <pthread.h>

pthread_mutex_t mutex;
int ret;

ret = pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex); /* release the mutex */

pthread_mutex_unlock() releases the mutex object referenced by mutex. The manner in which a mutex is released is dependent upon the mutex's type attribute. If there are threads blocked on the mutex object referenced by mutex when pthread_mutex_unlock() is called, resulting in the mutex becoming available, the scheduling policy is used to determine which thread shall acquire the mutex. (In the case of PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE mutexes, the mutex becomes available when the count reaches zero and the calling thread no longer has any locks on this mutex).

Return Values

pthread_mutex_unlock() 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.

EPERM

The current thread does not own the mutex.