<h2 >The <code>upc_lock_free</code> function   </h2>

<h4>Synopsis</h4>
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    #include &lt;upc.h&gt;
    upc_lock_t *upc_lock_free(upc_lock_t *ptr);                     
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<h4>Description</h4>

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The <code>upc_lock_free</code>    function  frees all resources associated with the dynamically
allocated <code>upc_lock_t</code> pointed to by <code>ptr</code>. 
If <code>ptr</code> is a null pointer, no
action occurs. 
Otherwise, if the argument does not match a pointer earlier
returned by the <code>upc_global_lock_alloc</code> or 
<code>upc_all_lock_alloc</code> function,
or if the lock has been deallocated by a previous call to <code>upc_lock_free</code>,
the behavior is undefined.
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<code>upc_lock_free</code> succeeds regardless of whether the referenced lock is currently
unlocked or currently locked (by any thread).
<p>Any subsequent calls to locking functions from any thread using <code>ptr</code> have
undefined effects. This also applies to any thread currently calling <code>upc_lock</code>.
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