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The pthread_mutex_init function

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pthread_mutex_init --

#include <pthread.h>

int pthread_mutex_init (pthread_mutex_t *mutex , pthread_mutexattr_t *attr);

The pthread_mutex_init function initializes the given mutex with the given attributes. If attr is null, then the default attributes are used.

The pthread_mutex_init function returns zero if the call is successful, otherwise it sets errno to EINVAL and returns -1.

The argument attr must be null. The default attributes are always used.

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