Pthread Interfaces

NuttX does not support processes in the way that, say, Linux does. NuttX only supports simple threads or tasks running within the same address space. However, NuttX does support the concept of a task group. A task group is the functional analog of a process: It is a group that consists of the main task thread and of all of the pthreads created by the main thread or any of the other pthreads within the task group. Members of a task group share certain resources such as environment variables, file descriptors, FILE streams, sockets, pthread keys and open message queues.

Note

Behavior of features related to task groups depend of NuttX configuration settings. See also theNuttX Taskingpage and theTasks vs. Threads FAQfor additional information on tasks and threads in NuttX.

The following pthread interfaces are supported in some form by NuttX:

pthread control interfaces. Interfaces that allow you to create and manage pthreads.

Thread Specific Data. These interfaces can be used to create pthread keys and then to access thread-specific data using these keys. Each task group has its own set of pthread keys. NOTES: (1) pthread keys create in one task group are not accessible in other task groups. (2) The main task thread does not have thread-specific data.

pthread Mutexes.

Condition Variables.

Barriers.

Initialization.

Signals.

No support for the following pthread interfaces is provided by NuttX:

  • pthread_atfork. register fork handlers.

  • pthread_attr_getdetachstate. get and set the detachstate attribute.

  • pthread_attr_getguardsize. get and set the thread guardsize attribute.

  • pthread_attr_getinheritsched. get and set the inheritsched attribute.

  • pthread_attr_getscope. get and set the contentionscope attribute.

  • pthread_attr_getstack. get and set stack attributes.

  • pthread_attr_getstackaddr. get and set the stackaddr attribute.

  • pthread_attr_setdetachstate. get and set the detachstate attribute.

  • pthread_attr_setguardsize. get and set the thread guardsize attribute.

  • pthread_attr_setscope. get and set the contentionscope attribute.

  • pthread_attr_setstack. get and set stack attributes.

  • pthread_attr_setstackaddr. get and set the stackaddr attribute.

  • pthread_condattr_getclock. set the clock selection condition variable attribute.

  • pthread_condattr_getpshared. get the process-shared condition variable attribute.

  • pthread_condattr_setclock. set the clock selection condition variable attribute.

  • pthread_condattr_setpshared. set the process-shared condition variable attribute.

  • pthread_getconcurrency. get and set the level of concurrency.

  • pthread_getcpuclockid. access a thread CPU-time clock.

  • pthread_mutex_getprioceiling. get and set the priority ceiling of a mutex.

  • pthread_mutex_setprioceiling. get and set the priority ceiling of a mutex.

  • pthread_mutex_timedlock. lock a mutex.

  • pthread_mutexattr_getprioceiling. get and set the prioceiling attribute of the mutex attributes object.

  • pthread_mutexattr_setprioceiling. get and set the prioceiling attribute of the mutex attributes object.

  • pthread_rwlockattr_destroy. destroy and initialize the read-write lock attributes object.

  • pthread_rwlockattr_getpshared. get and set the process-shared attribute of the read-write lock attributes object.

  • pthread_rwlockattr_init. destroy and initialize the read-write lock attributes object.

  • pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared. get and set the process-shared attribute of the read-write lock attributes object.

  • pthread_setconcurrency. get and set the level of concurrency.

  • pthread_spin_destroy. destroy or initialize a spin lock object.

  • pthread_spin_init. destroy or initialize a spin lock object.

  • pthread_spin_lock. lock a spin lock object.

  • pthread_spin_trylock. lock a spin lock object.

  • pthread_spin_unlock. unlock a spin lock object.

int pthread_attr_init(pthread_attr_t *attr);

Initializes a thread attributes object (attr) with default values for all of the individual attributes used by the implementation.

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_attr_init() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_attr_destroy(FAR pthread_attr_t *attr);

An attributes object can be deleted when it is no longer needed.

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_attr_destroy() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_attr_setschedpolicy(pthread_attr_t *attr, int policy);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_attr_setschedpolicy() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_attr_getschedpolicy(FAR const pthread_attr_t *attr, FAR int *policy);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_attr_getschedpolicy() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_attr_setschedparam(pthread_attr_t *attr, const struct sched_param *param);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_attr_getschedpolicy() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_attr_getschedparam(pthread_attr_t *attr, struct sched_param *param);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_attr_getschedparam() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_attr_setinheritsched(pthread_attr_t *attr, int inheritsched);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_attr_setinheritsched() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_attr_getinheritsched(const pthread_attr_t *attr, int *inheritsched);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_attr_getinheritsched() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_attr_setstacksize(pthread_attr_t *attr, long stacksize);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_attr_setstacksize() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_attr_getstacksize(FAR const pthread_attr_t *attr, FAR size_t *stackaddr);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_attr_getstacksize() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_create(pthread_t *thread, pthread_attr_t *attr, pthread_startroutine_t startRoutine, pthread_addr_t arg);

To create a thread object and runnable thread, a routine must be specified as the new thread’s start routine. An argument may be passed to this routine, as an untyped address; an untyped address may also be returned as the routine’s value. An attributes object may be used to specify details about the kind of thread being created.

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_create() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_detach(pthread_t thread);

A thread object may be “detached” to specify that the return value and completion status will not be requested.

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_detach() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

void pthread_exit(pthread_addr_t pvValue);

A thread may terminate it’s own execution.

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_exit() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_cancel(pthread_t thread);

The pthread_cancel() function will request that thread be canceled. The target thread’s cancellability state, enabled, or disabled, determines when the cancellation takes effect: When the cancellation is acted on, thread will be terminated. When cancellability is disabled, all cancellations are held pending in the target thread until the thread re-enables cancellability.

The target thread’s cancellability state determines how the cancellation is acted on: Either asynchronously or deferred. Asynchronous cancellations will be acted upon immediately (when enabled), interrupting the thread with its processing in an arbitrary state.

When cancellability is deferred, all cancellations are held pending in the target thread until the thread changes the cancellability type or a Cancellation Point function such as `pthread_testcancel() <#pthreadtestcancel>`__ is entered.

Parameters

  • thread – Identifies the thread to be canceled.

Returns

If successful, the pthread_cancel() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • ESRCH. No thread could be found corresponding to that specified by the given thread ID.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name. Except:

  • The thread-specific data destructor functions will not be called for the thread. These destructors are not currently supported.

int pthread_setcancelstate(int state, int *oldstate);

The pthread_setcancelstate() function atomically sets both the calling thread’s cancellability state to the indicated state and returns the previous cancellability state at the location referenced by oldstate. Legal values for state are PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE and PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE.

Any pending thread cancellation may occur at the time that the cancellation state is set to PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE.

Input Parameters:

Parameters

  • state – New cancellation state. One of PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE or PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE.

  • oldstate – Location to return the previous cancellation state.

Returns

If successful, the pthread_setcancelstate() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • ESRCH. No thread could be found corresponding to that specified by the given thread ID.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_setcanceltype(int type, FAR int *oldtype);

The pthread_setcanceltype() function atomically both sets the calling thread’s cancellability type to the indicated type and returns the previous cancellability type at the location referenced by oldtype. Legal values for type are PTHREAD_CANCEL_DEFERRED and PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS.

The cancellability state and type of any newly created threads are PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE and PTHREAD_CANCEL_DEFERRED respectively.

Input Parameters:

Parameters

  • type – New cancellation state. One of PTHREAD_CANCEL_DEFERRED or PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS.

  • oldtype – Location to return the previous cancellation type.

Returns

If successful, the pthread_setcancelstate() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error.

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

void pthread_testcancel(void);

The pthread_testcancel() function creates a Cancellation Point in the calling thread. The pthread_testcancel() function has no effect if cancellability is disabled.

Input Parameters: None

Returned Value: None

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

void pthread_cleanup_pop(int execute);

The pthread_cleanup_pop() function will remove the routine at the top of the calling thread’s cancellation cleanup stack and optionally invoke it (if execute is non-zero).

Input Parameters:

  • execute. Execute the popped cleanup function immediately.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_setcancelstate() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

void pthread_cleanup_push(CODE void (*routine)(FAR void*), FAR void *arg, );

The pthread_cleanup_push() function will push the specified cancellation cleanup handler routine onto the calling thread’s cancellation cleanup stack.

The cancellation cleanup handler will be popped from the cancellation cleanup stack and invoked with the argument arg when:

  • The thread exits (that is, calls pthread_exit()).

  • The thread acts upon a cancellation request.

  • The thread calls pthread_cleanup_pop() with a non-zero execute argument.

Input Parameters:

  • routine. The cleanup routine to be pushed on the cleanup stack.

  • arg. An argument that will accompany the callback.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_setcancelstate() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error.

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_join(pthread_t thread, pthread_addr_t *ppvValue);

A thread can await termination of another thread and retrieve the return value of the thread.

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_join() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

void pthread_yield(void);

A thread may tell the scheduler that its processor can be made available.

Input Parameters:

  • None

Returned Value:

  • None. The pthread_yield() function always succeeds.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: This call is nonstandard, but present on several other systems. Use the POSIX `sched_yield() <#sched_yield>`__ instead.

pthread_t pthread_self(void);

A thread may obtain a copy of its own thread handle.

Input Parameters:

  • None

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_self() function will return copy of caller’s thread handle. Otherwise, in exceptional circumstances, the negated error code -ESRCH can be returned if the system cannot deduce the identity of the calling thread.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name. The -ESRCH return value is non-standard; POSIX says pthread_self() must always succeed. NuttX implements pthread_self() as a macro only, not as a function as required by POSIX.

int pthread_getschedparam(pthread_t thread, int *policy, struct sched_param *param);

The pthread_getschedparam() functions will get the scheduling policy and parameters of threads. For SCHED_FIFO and SCHED_RR, the only required member of the sched_param structure is the priority sched_priority.

The pthread_getschedparam() function will retrieve the scheduling policy and scheduling parameters for the thread whose thread ID is given by thread and will store those values in policy and param, respectively. The priority value returned from pthread_getschedparam() will be the value specified by the most recent pthread_setschedparam(), pthread_setschedprio(), or pthread_create() call affecting the target thread. It will not reflect any temporary adjustments to its priority (such as might result of any priority inheritance, for example).

The policy parameter may have the value SCHED_FIFO, SCHED_RR, or SCHED_SPORADIC. SCHED_RR requires the configuration setting CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL > 0; SCHED_SPORADIC requires the configuration setting CONFIG_SCHED_SPORADIC=y. (SCHED_OTHER and non-standard scheduler policies, in particular, are not supported). The SCHED_FIFO and SCHED_RR policies will have a single scheduling parameter:

  • sched_priority The thread priority.

The SCHED_SPORADIC policy has four additional scheduling parameters:

  • sched_ss_low_priority Low scheduling priority for sporadic server.

  • sched_ss_repl_period Replenishment period for sporadic server.

  • sched_ss_init_budget Initial budget for sporadic server.

  • sched_ss_max_repl Maximum pending replenishments for sporadic server.

Input Parameters:

  • thread. The ID of thread whose scheduling parameters will be queried.

  • policy. The location to store the thread’s scheduling policy.

  • param. The location to store the thread’s priority.

Returned Value: 0 (OK) if successful. Otherwise, the error code ESRCH if the value specified by thread does not refer to an existing thread.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_setschedparam(pthread_t thread, int policy, const struct sched_param *param);

The pthread_setschedparam() functions will set the scheduling policy and parameters of threads. For SCHED_FIFO and SCHED_RR, the only required member of the sched_param structure is the priority sched_priority.

The pthread_setschedparam() function will set the scheduling policy and associated scheduling parameters for the thread whose thread ID is given by thread to the policy and associated parameters provided in policy and param, respectively.

The policy parameter may have the value SCHED_FIFO or SCHED_RR. (SCHED_OTHER and SCHED_SPORADIC, in particular, are not supported). The SCHED_FIFO and SCHED_RR policies will have a single scheduling parameter, sched_priority.

If the pthread_setschedparam() function fails, the scheduling parameters will not be changed for the target thread.

Input Parameters:

  • thread. The ID of thread whose scheduling parameters will be modified.

  • policy. The new scheduling policy of the thread. Either SCHED_FIFO or SCHED_RR. SCHED_OTHER and SCHED_SPORADIC are not supported.

  • param. The location to store the thread’s priority.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_setschedparam() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • EINVAL. The value specified by policy or one of the scheduling parameters associated with the scheduling policy policy is invalid.

  • ENOTSUP. An attempt was made to set the policy or scheduling parameters to an unsupported value (SCHED_OTHER and SCHED_SPORADIC in particular are not supported)

  • EPERM. The caller does not have the appropriate permission to set either the scheduling parameters or the scheduling policy of the specified thread. Or, the implementation does not allow the application to modify one of the parameters to the value specified.

  • ESRCH. The value specified by thread does not refer to a existing thread.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_key_create(pthread_key_t *key, void (*destructor)(void*))

This function creates a thread-specific data key visible to all threads in the system. Although the same key value may be used by different threads, the values bound to the key by pthread_setspecific() are maintained on a per-thread basis and persist for the life of the calling thread.

Upon key creation, the value NULL will be associated with the new key in all active threads. Upon thread creation, the value NULL will be associated with all defined keys in the new thread.

Input Parameters:

  • key is a pointer to the key to create.

  • destructor is an optional destructor function that may be associated with each key that is invoked when a thread exits. However, this argument is ignored in the current implementation.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_key_create() function will store the newly created key value at *key and return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • EAGAIN. The system lacked sufficient resources to create another thread-specific data key, or the system-imposed limit on the total number of keys per task {PTHREAD_KEYS_MAX} has been exceeded.

  • ENOMEM Insufficient memory exists to create the key.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

  • The present implementation ignores the destructor argument.

int pthread_setspecific(pthread_key_t key, void *value)

The pthread_setspecific() function associates a thread-specific value with a key obtained via a previous call to pthread_key_create(). Different threads may bind different values to the same key. These values are typically pointers to blocks of dynamically allocated memory that have been reserved for use by the calling thread.

The effect of calling pthread_setspecific() with a key value not obtained from pthread_key_create() or after a key has been deleted with pthread_key_delete() is undefined.

Input Parameters:

  • key. The data key to set the binding for.

  • value. The value to bind to the key.

Returned Value:

If successful, pthread_setspecific() will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned:

  • ENOMEM. Insufficient memory exists to associate the value with the key.

  • EINVAL. The key value is invalid.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

  • pthread_setspecific() may be called from a thread-specific data destructor function.

void *pthread_getspecific(pthread_key_t key)

The pthread_getspecific() function returns the value currently bound to the specified key on behalf of the calling thread.

The effect of calling pthread_getspecific() with a key value not obtained from pthread_key_create() or after a key has been deleted with pthread_key_delete() is undefined.

Input Parameters:

  • key. The data key to get the binding for.

Returned Value:

The function pthread_getspecific() returns the thread-specific data associated with the given key. If no thread specific data is associated with the key, then the value NULL is returned.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

  • pthread_getspecific() may be called from a thread-specific data destructor function.

int pthread_key_delete(pthread_key_t key)

This POSIX function deletes a thread-specific data key previously returned by pthread_key_create(). No cleanup actions are done for data structures related to the deleted key or associated thread-specific data in any threads. It is undefined behavior to use key after it has been deleted.

Input Parameters:

  • key. The key to delete

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_key_delete() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • EINVAL. The parameter key is invalid.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_mutexattr_init(pthread_mutexattr_t *attr);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_mutexattr_init() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_mutexattr_destroy(pthread_mutexattr_t *attr);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_mutexattr_destroy() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_mutexattr_getpshared(pthread_mutexattr_t *attr, int *pshared);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_mutexattr_getpshared() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_mutexattr_setpshared(pthread_mutexattr_t *attr, int pshared);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_mutexattr_setpshared() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_mutexattr_gettype(FAR const pthread_mutexattr_t *attr, FAR int *type);

Input Parameters:

  • attr. The mutex attributes to query

  • type. Location to return the mutex type. See `pthread_mutexattr_settype() <#pthreadmutexattrsettype>`__ for a description of possible mutex types that may be returned.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_mutexattr_settype() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • EINVAL. Parameters attr and/or attr are invalid.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_mutexattr_settype(pthread_mutexattr_t *attr, int type);

Set the mutex type in the mutex attributes.

Input Parameters:

  • attr. The mutex attributes in which to set the mutex type.

  • type. The mutex type value to set. The following values are supported:

    • PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL. This type of mutex does not detect deadlock. A thread attempting to re-lock this mutex without first unlocking it will deadlock. Attempting to unlock a mutex locked by a different thread results in undefined behavior. Attempting to unlock an unlocked mutex results in undefined behavior.

    • PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK. This type of mutex provides error checking. A thread attempting to re-lock this mutex without first unlocking it will return with an error. A thread attempting to unlock a mutex which another thread has locked will return with an error. A thread attempting to unlock an unlocked mutex will return with an error.

    • PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE. A thread attempting to re-lock this mutex without first unlocking it will succeed in locking the mutex. The re-locking deadlock which can occur with mutexes of type PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL cannot occur with this type of mutex. Multiple locks of this mutex require the same number of unlocks to release the mutex before another thread can acquire the mutex. A thread attempting to unlock a mutex which another thread has locked will return with an error. A thread attempting to unlock an unlocked mutex will return with an error.

    • PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT. The default mutex type (PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL).

    In NuttX, PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL is not implemented. Rather, the behavior described for PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK is the normal behavior.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_mutexattr_settype() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • EINVAL. Parameters attr and/or attr are invalid.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_mutexattr_getprotocol(FAR const pthread_mutexattr_t *attr, FAR int *protocol);

Return the value of the mutex protocol attribute..

Input Parameters:

  • attr. A pointer to the mutex attributes to be queried

  • protocol. The user provided location in which to store the protocol value. May be one of PTHREAD_PRIO_NONE, or PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT, PTHREAD_PRIO_PROTECT.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_mutexattr_getprotocol() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_mutexattr_setprotocol(FAR pthread_mutexattr_t *attr, int protocol);

Set mutex protocol attribute. See the paragraph Locking versus Signaling Semaphores for some important information about the use of this interface.

Input Parameters:

  • attr. A pointer to the mutex attributes to be modified

  • protocol. The new protocol to use. One of PTHREAD_PRIO_NONE, or PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT, PTHREAD_PRIO_PROTECT. PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT is supported only if CONFIG_PRIORITY_INHERITANCE is defined; PTHREAD_PRIO_PROTECT is not currently supported in any configuration.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_mutexattr_setprotocol() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

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

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_mutex_init() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_mutex_destroy(pthread_mutex_t *mutex);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_mutex_destroy() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_mutex_lock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex);

The mutex object referenced by mutex is locked by calling pthread_mutex_lock(). If the mutex is already locked, the calling thread blocks until the mutex becomes available. This operation returns with the mutex object referenced by mutex in the locked state with the calling thread as its owner.

If the mutex type is PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL, deadlock detection is not provided. Attempting to re-lock the mutex causes deadlock. If a thread attempts to unlock a mutex that it has not locked or a mutex which is unlocked, undefined behavior results.

In NuttX, PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL is not implemented. Rather, the behavior described for PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK is the normal behavior.

If the mutex type is PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK, then error checking is provided. If a thread attempts to re-lock a mutex that it has already locked, an error will be returned. If a thread attempts to unlock a mutex that it has not locked or a mutex which is unlocked, an error will be returned.

If the mutex type is PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE, then the mutex maintains the concept of a lock count. When a thread successfully acquires a mutex for the first time, the lock count is set to one. Every time a thread re-locks this mutex, the lock count is incremented by one. Each time the thread unlocks the mutex, the lock count is decremented by one. When the lock count reaches zero, the mutex becomes available for other threads to acquire. If a thread attempts to unlock a mutex that it has not locked or a mutex which is unlocked, an error will be returned.

If a signal is delivered to a thread waiting for a mutex, upon return from the signal handler the thread resumes waiting for the mutex as if it was not interrupted.

Input Parameters:

  • mutex. A reference to the mutex to be locked.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_mutex_lock() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Note that this function will never return the error EINTR.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_mutex_timedlock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex, const struct timespec *abs_timeout);

The pthread_mutex_timedlock() function will lock the mutex object referenced by mutex. If the mutex is already locked, the calling thread will block until the mutex becomes available as in the `pthread_mutex_lock() <#pthreadmutexlock>`__ function. If the mutex cannot be locked without waiting for another thread to unlock the mutex, this wait will be terminated when the specified abs_timeout expires.

The timeout will 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.

Input Parameters:

  • mutex. A reference to the mutex to be locked.

  • abs_timeout. Maximum wait time (with NULL meaning to wait forever).

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_mutex_trylock() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error. Note that the errno EINTR is never returned by pthread_mutex_timedlock(). The returned errno is ETIMEDOUT if the mutex could not be locked before the specified timeout expired

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name. This implementation does not return EAGAIN when the mutex could not be acquired because the maximum number of recursive locks for mutex has been exceeded.

int pthread_mutex_trylock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex);

The function pthread_mutex_trylock() is identical to `pthread_mutex_lock() <#pthreadmutexlock>`__ except that if the mutex object referenced by mutex is currently locked (by any thread, including the current thread), the call returns immediately with the errno EBUSY.

If a signal is delivered to a thread waiting for a mutex, upon return from the signal handler the thread resumes waiting for the mutex as if it was not interrupted.

Input Parameters:

  • mutex. A reference to the mutex to be locked.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_mutex_trylock() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Note that this function will never return the error EINTR.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_mutex_unlock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex);

The pthread_mutex_unlock() function releases the mutex object referenced by mutex. The manner in which a mutex is released is dependent upon the mutex’s type attribute. If there are threads blocked on the mutex object referenced by mutex when pthread_mutex_unlock() is called, resulting in the mutex becoming available, the scheduling policy is used to determine which thread will acquire the mutex. (In the case of PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE mutexes, the mutex becomes available when the count reaches zero and the calling thread no longer has any locks on this mutex).

If a signal is delivered to a thread waiting for a mutex, upon return from the signal handler the thread resumes waiting for the mutex as if it was not interrupted.

Input Parameters:

  • mutex.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_mutex_unlock() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Note that this function will never return the error EINTR.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_condattr_init(pthread_condattr_t *attr);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_condattr_init() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_condattr_destroy(pthread_condattr_t *attr);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_condattr_destroy() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_cond_init(pthread_cond_t *cond, pthread_condattr_t *attr);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_cond_init() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_cond_destroy(pthread_cond_t *cond);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_cond_destroy() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_cond_broadcast(pthread_cond_t *cond);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_cond_broadcast() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_cond_signal(pthread_cond_t *dond);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_cond_signal() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_cond_wait(pthread_cond_t *cond, pthread_mutex_t *mutex);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

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

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_cond_timedwait(pthread_cond_t *cond, pthread_mutex_t *mutex, const struct timespec *abstime);

Input Parameters:

  • To be provided.

Returned Value:

If successful, the pthread_cond_timedwait() function will return zero (OK). Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error:

  • To be provided.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_barrierattr_init(FAR pthread_barrierattr_t *attr);

The pthread_barrierattr_init() function will initialize a barrier attribute object attr with the default value for all of the attributes defined by the implementation.

Input Parameters:

  • attr. Barrier attributes to be initialized.

Returned Value: 0 (OK) on success or EINVAL if attr is invalid.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_barrierattr_destroy(FAR pthread_barrierattr_t *attr);

The pthread_barrierattr_destroy() function will destroy a barrier attributes object. A destroyed attributes object can be reinitialized using pthread_barrierattr_init(); the results of otherwise referencing the object after it has been destroyed are undefined.

Input Parameters:

  • attr. Barrier attributes to be destroyed.

Returned Value: 0 (OK) on success or EINVAL if attr is invalid.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_barrierattr_setpshared(FAR pthread_barrierattr_t *attr, int pshared);

The process-shared attribute is set to PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED to permit a barrier to be operated upon by any thread that has access to the memory where the barrier is allocated. If the process-shared attribute is PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE, the barrier can only be operated upon by threads created within the same process as the thread that initialized the barrier. If threads of different processes attempt to operate on such a barrier, the behavior is undefined. The default value of the attribute is PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE.

Input Parameters:

  • attr. Barrier attributes to be modified.

  • pshared. The new value of the pshared attribute.

Returned Value: 0 (OK) on success or EINVAL if either attr is invalid or pshared is not one of PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED or PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_barrierattr_getpshared(FAR const pthread_barrierattr_t *attr, FAR int *pshared);

The pthread_barrierattr_getpshared() function will obtain the value of the process-shared attribute from the attributes object referenced by attr.

Input Parameters:

  • attr. Barrier attributes to be queried.

  • pshared. The location to stored the current value of the pshared attribute.

Returned Value: 0 (OK) on success or EINVAL if either attr or pshared is invalid.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_barrier_init(FAR pthread_barrier_t *barrier, FAR const pthread_barrierattr_t *attr, unsigned int count);

The pthread_barrier_init() function allocates any resources required to use the barrier referenced by barrier and initialized the barrier with the attributes referenced by attr. If attr is NULL, the default barrier attributes will be used. The results are undefined if pthread_barrier_init() is called when any thread is blocked on the barrier. The results are undefined if a barrier is used without first being initialized. The results are undefined if pthread_barrier_init() is called specifying an already initialized barrier.

Input Parameters:

  • barrier. The barrier to be initialized.

  • attr. Barrier attributes to be used in the initialization.

  • count. The count to be associated with the barrier. The count argument specifies the number of threads that must call pthread_barrier_wait() before any of them successfully return from the call. The value specified by count must be greater than zero.

Returned Value: 0 (OK) on success or one of the following error numbers:

  • EAGAIN. The system lacks the necessary resources to initialize another barrier.

  • EINVAL. The barrier reference is invalid, or the values specified by attr are invalid, or the value specified by count is equal to zero.

  • ENOMEM. Insufficient memory exists to initialize the barrier.

  • EBUSY. The implementation has detected an attempt to reinitialize a barrier while it is in use.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_barrier_destroy(FAR pthread_barrier_t *barrier);

The pthread_barrier_destroy() function destroys the barrier referenced by barrie and releases any resources used by the barrier. The effect of subsequent use of the barrier is undefined until the barrier is reinitialized by another call to pthread_barrier_init(). The results are undefined if pthread_barrier_destroy() is called when any thread is blocked on the barrier, or if this function is called with an uninitialized barrier.

Input Parameters:

  • barrier. The barrier to be destroyed.

Returned Value: 0 (OK) on success or one of the following error numbers:

  • EBUSY. The implementation has detected an attempt to destroy a barrier while it is in use.

  • EINVAL. The value specified by barrier is invalid.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_barrier_wait(FAR pthread_barrier_t *barrier);

The pthread_barrier_wait() function synchronizes participating threads at the barrier referenced by barrier. The calling thread is blocked until the required number of threads have called pthread_barrier_wait() specifying the same barrier. When the required number of threads have called pthread_barrier_wait() specifying the barrier, the constant PTHREAD_BARRIER_SERIAL_THREAD will be returned to one unspecified thread and zero will be returned to each of the remaining threads. At this point, the barrier will be reset to the state it had as a result of the most recent pthread_barrier_init() function that referenced it.

The constant PTHREAD_BARRIER_SERIAL_THREAD is defined in pthread.h and its value must be distinct from any other value returned by pthread_barrier_wait().

The results are undefined if this function is called with an uninitialized barrier.

If a signal is delivered to a thread blocked on a barrier, upon return from the signal handler the thread will resume waiting at the barrier if the barrier wait has not completed. Otherwise, the thread will continue as normal from the completed barrier wait. Until the thread in the signal handler returns from it, it is unspecified whether other threads may proceed past the barrier once they have all reached it.

A thread that has blocked on a barrier will not prevent any unblocked thread that is eligible to use the same processing resources from eventually making forward progress in its execution. Eligibility for processing resources will be determined by the scheduling policy.

Input Parameters:

  • barrier. The barrier on which to wait.

Returned Value: 0 (OK) on success or EINVAL if the barrier is not valid.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_once(FAR pthread_once_t *once_control, CODE void (*init_routine)(void));

The first call to pthread_once() by any thread with a given once_control, will call the init_routine() with no arguments. Subsequent calls to pthread_once() with the same once_control will have no effect. On return from pthread_once(), init_routine() will have completed.

Input Parameters:

  • once_control. Determines if init_routine() should be called. once_control should be declared and initialized as follows:

    PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT is defined in pthread.h.

  • init_routine. The initialization routine that will be called once.

Returned Value: 0 (OK) on success or EINVAL if either once_control or init_routine are invalid.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_kill(pthread_t thread, int signo)

The pthread_kill() system call can be used to send any signal to a thread. See kill() for further information as this is just a simple wrapper around the kill() function.

Input Parameters:

  • thread. The id of the thread to receive the signal. Only positive, non-zero values of tthreadt are supported.

  • signo. The signal number to send. If signo is zero, no signal is sent, but all error checking is performed.

Returned Value:

On success, the signal was sent and zero is returned. On error one of the following error numbers is returned.

  • EINVAL. An invalid signal was specified.

  • EPERM. The thread does not have permission to send the signal to the target thread.

  • ESRCH. No thread could be found corresponding to that specified by the given thread ID.

  • ENOSYS. Do not support sending signals to process groups.

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.

int pthread_sigmask(int how, FAR const sigset_t *set, FAR sigset_t *oset);

This function is a simple wrapper around sigprocmask(). See the sigprocmask() function description for further information.

Input Parameters:

  • how. How the signal mask will be changed:

    • SIG_BLOCK: The resulting set is the union of the current set and the signal set pointed to by set.

    • SIG_UNBLOCK: The resulting set is the intersection of the current set and the complement of the signal set pointed to by set.

    • SIG_SETMASK: The resulting set is the signal set pointed to by set.

  • set. Location of the new signal mask.

  • oset. Location to store the old signal mask.

Returned Value:

Assumptions/Limitations:

POSIX Compatibility: Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same name.