ec_cache_delref

ec_cache_delref — Delete a reference from a cached item determined by elt in a cache

#include "ec_cache.h"

| void **ec_cache_delref** ( | cache, |   | |   | elt); |   |

ec_cache_t * <var class="pdparam">cache</var>; ec_cache_elt * <var class="pdparam">elt</var>;

Decrement a reference from a cached item determined by elt in a cache. If the refcount falls to zero, then the function registered in the call to ec_cache_create2 will be invoked. The following typedef applies to this data type: typedef void (*ec_cache_elt_dtor_func)(void *value);

After calling ec_cache_delref the element and its contents must not be touched, as they may have been freed.

Parameters

Return Values

This function returns void.

Threading

It is legal to call this function in any thread.

ec_cache_create, ec_cache_create2, ec_cache_destroy, ec_cache_find, ec_cache_insert, ec_cache_purge, “ec_cache_head”, and “ec_cache_elt”.