@c
@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1996.
@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
@c All rights reserved.
@c
@c $Id$
@c
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@node Key Manager, Key Manager Introduction, pthread_cond_timedwait, Top
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@chapter Key Manager
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@menu
* Key Manager Introduction::
* Key Manager Background::
* Key Manager Operations::
* Key Manager Directives::
@end menu
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@node Key Manager Introduction, Key Manager Background, Key Manager, Key Manager
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@section Introduction
The key manager ...
The directives provided by the key manager are:
@itemize @bullet
@item @code{pthread_key_create} -
@item @code{pthread_key_delete} -
@item @code{pthread_setspecific} -
@item @code{pthread_getspecific} -
@end itemize
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@node Key Manager Background, Key Manager Operations, Key Manager Introduction, Key Manager
@end ifinfo
@section Background
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@node Key Manager Operations, Key Manager Directives, Key Manager Background, Key Manager
@end ifinfo
@section Operations
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@node Key Manager Directives, pthread_key_create, Key Manager Operations, Key Manager
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@section Directives
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@menu
* pthread_key_create::
* pthread_key_delete::
* pthread_setspecific::
* pthread_getspecific::
@end menu
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This section details the key manager's directives.
A subsection is dedicated to each of this manager's directives
and describes the calling sequence, related constants, usage,
and status codes.
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@node pthread_key_create, pthread_key_delete, Key Manager Directives, Key Manager Directives
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@subsection pthread_key_create
@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE:
@example
#include <pthread.h>
int pthread_key_create(
pthread_key_t *key,
void (*destructor)( void * )
);
@end example
@subheading STATUS CODES:
@table @b
@item EAGAIN
There were not enough resources available to create another key.
@item ENOMEM
Insufficient memory exists to create the key.
@end table
@page
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@node pthread_key_delete, pthread_setspecific, pthread_key_create, Key Manager Directives
@end ifinfo
@subsection pthread_key_delete
@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE:
@example
#include <pthread.h>
int pthread_key_delete(
pthread_key_t key,
);
@end example
@subheading STATUS CODES:
@table @b
@item EINVAL
The key was invalid
@end table
@subheading DESCRIPTION:
@subheading NOTES:
@page
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@node pthread_setspecific, pthread_getspecific, pthread_key_delete, Key Manager Directives
@end ifinfo
@subsection pthread_setspecific
@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE:
@example
#include <pthread.h>
int pthread_setspecific(
pthread_key_t key,
const void *value
);
@end example
@subheading STATUS CODES:
@table @b
@item EINVAL
The specified key is invalid.
@end table
@subheading DESCRIPTION:
@subheading NOTES:
@page
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@node pthread_getspecific, Clock Manager, pthread_setspecific, Key Manager Directives
@end ifinfo
@subsection pthread_getspecific
@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE:
@example
#include <pthread.h>
void *pthread_getspecific(
pthread_key_t key
);
@end example
@subheading STATUS CODES:
@table @b
@item NULL
There is no thread-specific data associated with the specified key.
@item non-NULL
The data associated with the specified key.
@end table
@subheading DESCRIPTION:
@subheading NOTES:
