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14.27. Slapi_Mutex
Represents a mutually exclusive lock in the server plug-in.
Syntax
#include "slapi-plugin.h" typedef struct slapi_mutex Slapi_Mutex;
Description
Slapi_Mutex is the data type for an opaque structure that represents a mutual exclusive lock (mutex) in the server plug-in.
The following table summarizes the front-end API functions that you can call to work with mutually exclusive locks.
| To ... | ... Call this function |
|---|---|
| Destroy a mutex. | slapi_destroy_mutex() |
| Lock a mutex. | slapi_lock_mutex() |
| Create a new mutex. | slapi_new_mutex() |
| Unlock a mutes. | slapi_unlock_mutex() |
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