Releases a specified lock object. Releasing an unlocked lock results in an error.
Attempting to release a lock that was locked by a different thread causes undefined behavior.
Syntax
#include <prlock.h> PRStatus PR_Unlock(PRLock *lock);
Parameter
PR_Unlock
has one parameter:
lock
- A pointer to a lock object to be released.
Returns
The function returns one of the following values:
- If successful,
PR_SUCCESS
. - If unsuccessful (for example, if the caller does not own the lock),
PR_FAILURE
.