PTHREAD_COND_WAIT(3)

NAME
pthread_cond_wait - wait on a condition variable

SYNOPSIS
#include <pthread.h>
int
pthread_cond_wait(pthread_cond_t *cond, pthread_mutex_t *mutex);

DESCRIPTION
The pthread_cond_wait() function atomically unlocks the mutex argument and waits on the cond argument.

RETURN VALUES
If successful, the pthread_cond_wait() function will return zero. Otherwise an error number will be returned to indicate the error.

ERRORS
pthread_cond_wait() will fail if:

[EINVAL]
    The value specified by cond or the value specified by mutex is invalid.

SEE ALSO
pthread_cond_broadcast(3), pthread_cond_destroy(3), pthread_cond_init(3), pthread_cond_signal(3), pthread_cond_timedwait(3)

STANDARDS
pthread_cond_wait() conforms to p1003.1-96.