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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-24 04:52:22 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-24 04:52:22 +0000 |
commit | 3d08cd331c1adcf0d917392f7e527b3f00511748 (patch) | |
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parent | Adding debian version 6.7-2. (diff) | |
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Merging upstream version 6.8.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/man/man3/sem_post.3 b/man/man3/sem_post.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eb23ef5 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/man3/sem_post.3 @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +'\" t +.\" Copyright (C) 2006 Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> +.\" +.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft +.\" +.TH sem_post 3 2024-05-02 "Linux man-pages (unreleased)" +.SH NAME +sem_post \- unlock a semaphore +.SH LIBRARY +POSIX threads library +.RI ( libpthread ", " \-lpthread ) +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +.B #include <semaphore.h> +.P +.BI "int sem_post(sem_t *" sem ); +.fi +.SH DESCRIPTION +.BR sem_post () +increments (unlocks) the semaphore pointed to by +.IR sem . +If the semaphore's value consequently becomes greater than zero, +then another process or thread blocked in a +.BR sem_wait (3) +call will be woken up and proceed to lock the semaphore. +.SH RETURN VALUE +.BR sem_post () +returns 0 on success; +on error, the value of the semaphore is left unchanged, +\-1 is returned, and +.I errno +is set to indicate the error. +.SH ERRORS +.TP +.B EINVAL +.I sem +is not a valid semaphore. +.TP +.B EOVERFLOW +.\" Added in POSIX.1-2008 TC1 (Austin Interpretation 213) +The maximum allowable value for a semaphore would be exceeded. +.SH ATTRIBUTES +For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see +.BR attributes (7). +.TS +allbox; +lbx lb lb +l l l. +Interface Attribute Value +T{ +.na +.nh +.BR sem_post () +T} Thread safety MT-Safe +.TE +.SH STANDARDS +POSIX.1-2008. +.SH HISTORY +POSIX.1-2001. +.SH NOTES +.BR sem_post () +is async-signal-safe: +it may be safely called within a signal handler. +.SH EXAMPLES +See +.BR sem_wait (3) +and +.BR shm_open (3). +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR sem_getvalue (3), +.BR sem_wait (3), +.BR sem_overview (7), +.BR signal\-safety (7) |