al_unlock_mutex(3)

💅 al_unlock_mutex(3) — the unlock moment 💅

okay so this page is al_unlock_mutex(3) from the Library Functions Manual, and it’s part of the Allegro 5 API. yes bestie, the manual name is getting folded in right here so we can get into it. 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

al_unlock_mutex — Allegro 5 API (iconic, no notes) ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

void al_unlock_mutex(ALLEGRO_MUTEX *mutex)

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So what does it do? It releases the lock on mutex if the calling thread holds the lock on it. That’s the whole job. Slay. 💅

But listen: if the calling thread doesn’t hold the lock, or if the mutex is not locked at all, then you get undefined behaviour. Not a cute little error message, not a warning — undefined behaviour. That’s the danger zone, bestie. 😭💀

⚠️ vibe check: only call this when the calling thread actually holds the lock on mutex. Otherwise: undefined behaviour, and we do not stan undefined behaviour. 🚩

🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

• al_lock_mutex(3) — the other half of the lock/unlock storyline, iykyk. 🔐

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okay that’s the page! source/version: the Allegro reference manual. There’s no date in the footer, so no invented date, bestie — just accurate facts and main character energy. 💖✨