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# std::shared_mutex::unlock_shared

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void unlock_shared(); |  | (since C++17)

Releases the mutex from shared ownership by the calling thread. . The mutex must be locked by the current thread of execution in shared mode, otherwise, the behavior is undefined.

This operation synchronizes-with (as defined in std::memory_order) any subsequent lock() operation that obtains ownership of the same mutex.

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### [edit] Notes

`unlock_shared()` is usually not called directly: std::shared_lock is used to manage exclusive locking.

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### [edit] See also

lock_shared | locks the mutex for shared ownership, blocks if the mutex is not available (public member function) [edit]
unlock | unlocks the mutex (public member function) [edit]

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