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.\"	$OpenBSD: pthread_barrier_wait.3,v 1.5 2020/04/06 00:01:08 pirofti Exp $
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.Dd $Mdocdate: April 6 2020 $
.Dt PTHREAD_BARRIER_WAIT 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pthread_barrier_wait
.Nd synchronize at a barrier
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In pthread.h
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_barrier_wait "pthread_barrier_t *barrier"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn pthread_barrier_wait
function blocks the calling thread until the required number of threads
call
.Fn pthread_barrier_wait ,
as specified at the object's initialization.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
If successful,
.Fn pthread_barrier_wait
returns
.Dv PTHREAD_BARRIER_SERIAL_THREAD
for a single arbitrary thread and zero for each of the other threads;
otherwise an error number is returned to indicate the error.
.Sh ERRORS
.Fn pthread_barrier_wait
will fail if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er EINVAL
The value specified by
.Fa barrier
is invalid.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pthread_barrier_init 3 ,
.Xr pthread_barrierattr_getpshared 3 ,
.Xr pthread_barrierattr_init 3
.Sh STANDARDS
.Fn pthread_barrier_wait
conforms to
.St -p1003.1-2008 .