This routine initializes a condition variable (cond) with the Threads Library default condition variable attributes. A condition variable is a synchronization object used with a mutex. A mutex controls access to shared data. When threads are present, a condition variable allows threads to wait for data to enter a defined state. For more information about actions taken when threads are present, refer to the pthread_cond_init() description. Your program can use the macro PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER to initialize statically allocated condition variables to the default condition variable attributes. Static initialization can be used only for a condition variable with storage class "extern" or "static" - "automatic" (stack local) objects must be initialized by calling tis_cond_init(). Use this macro as follows: pthread_cond_t condition = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER; When statically initialized, a condition variable should not also be initialized using tis_cond_init().