pthread_mutex_setprioceiling()

Set a mutex's priority ceiling

Synopsis:

#include <pthread.h>

int pthread_mutex_setprioceiling( 
                     pthread_mutex_t* mutex, 
                     int prioceiling, 
                     int* old_ceiling );

Arguments:

mutex: A pointer to the pthread_mutex_t object that you want to priority ceiling for.
prioceiling: The new value for the priority ceiling.
old_ceiling: A pointer to a location where the function can store the old value.

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The pthread_mutex_setprioceiling() function locks mutex (or blocks until it can lock it), changes its priority ceiling to prioceiling, and releases it. When the change is successful, the previous priority ceiling is returned in old_ceiling.

Returns:

EOK: Success.
EINVAL: The mutex specified by mutex doesn't currently exist, or the priority requested by prioceiling is out of range.
EPERM: The calling thread doesn't have permission to set the priority ceiling.

Classification:

POSIX 1003.1 THR TPP

Safety:
Cancellation point	No
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	Yes
Thread	Yes

See also:

pthread_mutex_getprioceiling()