Re: pthread_cond_signal/broadcast: necessary to hold mutex?

Jörg Sonnenberger <[email protected]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:57:29 +0100

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On 3/25/26 12:55 AM, Greg Troxel wrote:
> (You didn't answet the question if the interpretation that the mutex
> remains locked during and thus after the signal call is correct.)

Neither signal nor broadcast unlocks the mutex. Only cv_wait may release 
the mutex before blocking.

Joerg