NAME
pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock - lock a read-write lock for reading
SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h>
#include <time.h>
int pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock(pthread_rwlock_t *restrict rwlock,
const struct timespec *restrict abs_timeout);
DESCRIPTION
The pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock() function shall apply a read lock to
the read-write lock referenced by rwlock as in the
pthread_rwlock_rdlock() function. However, if the lock cannot be
acquired without waiting for other threads to unlock the lock, this
wait shall be terminated when the specified timeout expires. The
timeout shall expire when the absolute time specified by abs_timeout
passes, as measured by the clock on which timeouts are based (that is,
when the value of that clock equals or exceeds abs_timeout), or if the
absolute time specified by abs_timeout has already been passed at the
time of the call.
If the Timers option is supported, the timeout shall be based on the
CLOCK_REALTIME clock. If the Timers option is not supported, the
timeout shall be based on the system clock as returned by the time()
function. The resolution of the timeout shall be the resolution of the
clock on which it is based. The timespec data type is defined in the
<time.h> header. Under no circumstances shall the function fail with a
timeout if the lock can be acquired immediately. The validity of the
abs_timeout parameter need not be checked if the lock can be
immediately acquired.
If a signal that causes a signal handler to be executed is delivered to
a thread blocked on a read-write lock via a call to
pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock(), upon return from the signal handler the
thread shall resume waiting for the lock as if it was not interrupted.
The calling thread may deadlock if at the time the call is made it
holds a write lock on rwlock. The results are undefined if this
function is called with an uninitialized read-write lock.
RETURN VALUE
The pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock() function shall return zero if the lock
for reading on the read-write lock object referenced by rwlock is
acquired. Otherwise, an error number shall be returned to indicate the
error.
ERRORS
The pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock() function shall fail if:
ETIMEDOUT
The lock could not be acquired before the specified timeout
expired.
The pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock() function may fail if:
EAGAIN The read lock could not be acquired because the maximum number
of read locks for lock would be exceeded.
EDEADLK
The calling thread already holds a write lock on rwlock.
EINVAL The value specified by rwlock does not refer to an initialized
read-write lock object, or the abs_timeout nanosecond value is
less than zero or greater than or equal to 1000 million.
This function shall not return an error code of [EINTR].
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
Applications using this function may be subject to priority inversion,
as discussed in the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
Section 3.285, Priority Inversion.
The pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock() function is part of the Threads and
Timeouts options and need not be provided on all implementations.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
pthread_rwlock_destroy() , pthread_rwlock_rdlock() ,
pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock() , pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock() ,
pthread_rwlock_trywrlock() , pthread_rwlock_unlock() ,
pthread_rwlock_wrlock() , the Base Definitions volume of
IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <pthread.h>, <time.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .