18.3.34 pthread_mutex_destroy: Destroy a mutex object

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18.3.34 `pthread_mutex_destroy`: Destroy a mutex object

#include <oskit/threads/pthread.h>
int pthread_mutex_destroy(pthread_mutex_t *m);

The mutex object is destroyed, although the memory for the object is not deallocated. The mutex must not be held.

mutex
A pointer to the mutex object.

Returns zero on success. Returns EBUSY if the mutex is still held.

pthread_mutex_init

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