call_once(3) Library Functions Manual call_once(3) NAME call_once – call function only from a single thread, once SYNOPSIS library “threads†#include <threads.h> once_flag once = ONCE_FLAG_INIT; void call_once(once_flag *flag, void (*fn)()); DESCRIPTION The call_once() function calls the given callback function fn exactly once even when called from multiple threads at the same time. This is done by setting the given flag atomically upon entry to the function. The flag must be initialized to ONCE_FLAG_INIT before calling call_once(). HISTORY The call_once() function first appeared in the C11 standard ISO/IEC 9899:2011. AUTHORS Jan Adelsbach <jan@jadelsbach.de> Linux 6.13.6-1-default Linux 6.13.6-1-default