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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-06-17 10:51:52 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-06-17 10:51:52 +0000 |
commit | 4ad94864781f48b1a4b77f9cfb934622bf756ba1 (patch) | |
tree | 3900955c1886e6d2570fea7125ee1f01bafe876d /upstream/debian-unstable/man7/sem_overview.7 | |
parent | Adding upstream version 4.22.0. (diff) | |
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Adding upstream version 4.23.0.upstream/4.23.0
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/upstream/debian-unstable/man7/sem_overview.7 b/upstream/debian-unstable/man7/sem_overview.7 index c452a1c2..cf87f8fb 100644 --- a/upstream/debian-unstable/man7/sem_overview.7 +++ b/upstream/debian-unstable/man7/sem_overview.7 @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ .\" .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft .\" -.TH sem_overview 7 2022-12-04 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01" +.TH sem_overview 7 2024-05-02 "Linux man-pages 6.8" .SH NAME sem_overview \- overview of POSIX semaphores .SH DESCRIPTION POSIX semaphores allow processes and threads to synchronize their actions. -.PP +.P A semaphore is an integer whose value is never allowed to fall below zero. Two operations can be performed on semaphores: increment the semaphore value by one @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ and decrement the semaphore value by one If the value of a semaphore is currently zero, then a .BR sem_wait (3) operation will block until the value becomes greater than zero. -.PP +.P POSIX semaphores come in two forms: named semaphores and unnamed semaphores. .TP @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ When the semaphore is no longer required, and before the memory in which it is located is deallocated, the semaphore should be destroyed using .BR sem_destroy (3). -.PP +.P The remainder of this section describes some specific details of the Linux implementation of POSIX semaphores. .SS Versions @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ with names of the form rather than .B NAME_MAX characters.) -.PP +.P Since Linux 2.6.19, ACLs can be placed on files under this directory, to control object permissions on a per-user and per-group basis. .SH NOTES |