sysdeps/generic/bits/sem.h

   1 /* Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
   2    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   3    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
   4
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  18    02111-1307 USA.  */
  19
  20 #ifndef _SYS_SEM_H
  21 # error "Never include <bits/sem.h> directly; use <sys/sem.h> instead."
  22 #endif
  23
  24 #include <sys/types.h>
  25
  26 /* Flags for `semop'.  */
  27 #define SEM_UNDO        0x1000          /* undo the operation on exit */
  28
  29 /* Commands for `semctl'.  */
  30 #define GETPID          11              /* get sempid */
  31 #define GETVAL          12              /* get semval */
  32 #define GETALL          13              /* get all semval's */
  33 #define GETNCNT         14              /* get semncnt */
  34 #define GETZCNT         15              /* get semzcnt */
  35 #define SETVAL          16              /* set semval */
  36 #define SETALL          17              /* set all semval's */
  37
  38
  39 /* Data structure describing a set of semaphores.  */
  40 struct semid_ds
  41 {
  42   struct ipc_perm sem_perm;             /* operation permission struct */
  43   __time_t sem_otime;                   /* last semop() time */
  44   __time_t sem_ctime;                   /* last time changed by semctl() */
  45   unsigned short int sem_nsems;         /* number of semaphores in set */
  46 };
  47
  48 /* The user should define a union like the following to use it for arguments
  49    for `semctl'.
  50
  51    union semun
  52    {
  53      int val;                           <= value for SETVAL
  54      struct semid_ds *buf;              <= buffer for IPC_STAT & IPC_SET
  55      unsigned short int *array;         <= array for GETALL & SETALL
  56      struct seminfo *__buf;             <= buffer for IPC_INFO
  57    };
  58
  59    Previous versions of this file used to define this union but this is
  60    incorrect.  One can test the macro _SEM_SEMUN_UNDEFINED to see whether
  61    one must define the union or not.  */
  62 #define _SEM_SEMUN_UNDEFINED    1