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.Dd $Mdocdate: June 5 2013 $
.Dt PTHREAD_SPIN_LOCK 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pthread_spin_lock ,
.Nm pthread_spin_trylock
.Nd lock a spinlock object
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In pthread.h
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_spin_lock "pthread_spinlock_t *lock"
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_spin_trylock "pthread_spinlock_t *lock"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn pthread_spin_lock
function locks the spinlock referenced by
.Fa lock .
The calling thread will acquire the lock if it's not owned by another thread.
Otherwise it will spin until the lock becomes available.
.Pp
The
.Fn pthread_spin_trylock
function will acquire the lock if the
.Fa lock
is not owned by another thread.
Otherwise it will fail.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
If successful,
.Fn pthread_spin_lock
and
.Fn pthread_spin_trylock
return zero; otherwise an error number is returned to indicate the error.
.Sh ERRORS
.Fn pthread_spin_lock
will fail if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er EINVAL
The value specified by
.Fa lock
is invalid.
.It Bq Er EDEADLK
A deadlock condition was detected.
.El
.Pp
.Fn pthread_spin_trylock
will fail if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er EINVAL
The value specified by
.Fa lock
is invalid.
.It Bq Er EBUSY
The lock is still in use.
.It Bq Er EDEADLK
A deadlock condition was detected.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pthread_spin_init 3 ,
.Xr pthread_spin_unlock 3
.Sh STANDARDS
.Fn pthread_spin_lock
and
.Fn pthread_spin_trylock
conform to
.St -p1003.1-2008 .