smtx_lock(3)		   Library Functions Manual		  smtx_lock(3)

NAME
     smtx_lock – acquire a spinlock

SYNOPSIS
     library “threads”
     #include <threadse.h>

     int
     smtx_lock(smtx_t *s);

DESCRIPTION
     The function smtx_lock() will acquire a spinlock s.  If the spinlock is
     already acquired it will loop until it can acquire the spinlock.

     If the current thread already has a lock on the given spinlock the
     behavior is undefined.

RETURN VALUES
     Upon success smtx_lock() will return thrd_success.	 In case of error
     thrd_error will be returned.

SEE ALSO
     smtx_init(3) smtx_destroy(3) smtx_unlock(3) smtx_trylock(3)

HISTORY
     The smtx_lock() function first appeared in the Adelsbach Enhanced
     Threading Library.

AUTHORS
     Jan Adelsbach <jan@jadelsbach.de>

Debian				  May 9, 2020				Debian