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.Dd January 30, 2003
.Dt PTHREAD_BARRIER_DESTROY 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pthread_barrier_destroy
.Nd destroy a barrier
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libpthread
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In pthread.h
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_barrier_destroy "pthread_barrier_t *barrier"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn pthread_barrier_destroy
function causes the resources allocated to
.Fa barrier
to be released.
No threads should be blocked on
.Fa barrier .
.Sh RETURN VALUES
If successful,
.Fn pthread_barrier_destroy
will return zero.
Otherwise an error value will be returned.
.Sh ERRORS
.Fn pthread_barrier_destroy
may fail if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er EBUSY
The
.Fa barrier
still has active threads associated with it.
.It Bq Er EINVAL
The value specified by
.Fa barrier
is invalid.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pthread_barrier_init 3 ,
.Xr pthread_barrier_wait 3 ,
.Xr pthread_barrierattr_destroy 3 ,
.Xr pthread_barrierattr_init 3
.Sh STANDARDS
.Fn pthread_barrier_destroy
conforms to
.St -p1003.1-2001 .