Set the Scope of a Condition Variable

pthread_condattr_setpshared(3THR)

pthread_condattr_setpshared(3THR) sets the scope of a condition variable to either process private (intraprocess) or system wide (interprocess). If the condition variable is created with the pshared attribute set to the PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED state, and it exists in shared memory, it can be shared among threads from more than one process. This is equivalent to the USYNC_PROCESS flag in mutex_init() in the original Solaris threads.

If the mutex pshared attribute is set to PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE (default value), only those threads created by the same process can operate on the mutex. Using PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE results in the same behavior as with the USYNC_THREAD flag in the original Solaris threads cond_init() call, which is that of a local condition variable. PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED is equivalent to a global condition variable.

Prototype:
int	pthread_condattr_setpshared(pthread_condattr_t *cattr,
    int pshared);

#include <pthread.h>

pthread_condattr_t cattr;
int ret;

/* all processes */
ret = pthread_condattr_setpshared(&cattr, PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED);

/* within a process */
ret = pthread_condattr_setpshared(&cattr, PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE);

Return Values

pthread_condattr_setpshared() returns zero after completing successfully. Any other return value indicates that an error occurred. If the following condition occurs, the function fails and returns the corresponding value.

EINVAL

The value of cattr is invalid, or the pshared value is invalid.