int
     pthread_mutex_destroy(pthread_mutex_t *mutex);

DESCRIPTION

     The pthread_mutex_destroy() function frees the resources allocated for
     mutex.

RETURN VALUES

     If successful, pthread_mutex_destroy() will return zero, otherwise an
     error number will be returned to indicate the error.

ERRORS

     pthread_mutex_destroy() will fail if:

     [EINVAL]           The value specified by mutex is invalid.

     [EBUSY]            Mutex is locked by another thread.

SEE ALSO

     pthread_mutex_init(3), pthread_mutex_lock(3), pthread_mutex_trylock(3),
     pthread_mutex_unlock(3)

STANDARDS

     pthread_mutex_destroy() conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996 (``POSIX.1'').

BSD                              July 29, 1998                             BSD