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33 .Nd atomic array of operations on a semaphore set
41 .Fn semop "int semid" "struct sembuf array[]" "unsigned nops"
44 atomically performs the array of operations indicated by
46 on the semaphore set indicated by
52 Each operation is encoded in a
54 which is defined as follows:
60 u_short sem_num; /* semaphore # */
61 short sem_op; /* semaphore operation */
62 short sem_flg; /* operation flags */
71 determine an operation to be performed on semaphore number
82 member in order to modify the behavior of the given operation.
84 The operation performed depends as follows on the value of
87 .\" This section is based on the description of semop() in
88 .\" Stevens, _Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment_.
94 is positive, the semaphore's value is incremented by
99 is specified, the semaphore's adjust on exit value is decremented by
104 generally corresponds to a process releasing a resource
105 associated with the semaphore.
109 is negative depends on the current value of the semaphore:
112 If the current value of the semaphore is greater than or equal to
113 the absolute value of
115 then the value is decremented by the absolute value of
119 is specified, the semaphore's adjust on exit
120 value is incremented by the absolute value of
123 If the current value of the semaphore is less than
125 value, one of the following happens:
126 .\" XXX a *second* sublist?
133 returns immediately with a return value of
136 If some other process has removed the semaphore with the
142 returns immediately with a return value of
145 Otherwise, the calling process is put to sleep until the semaphore's
146 value is greater than or equal to the absolute value of
148 When this condition becomes true, the semaphore's value is decremented
149 by the absolute value of
151 and the semaphore's adjust on exit value is incremented by the
158 generally means that a process is waiting for a resource to become
164 is zero, the process waits for the semaphore's value to become zero.
165 If it is already zero, the call to
167 can return immediately.
168 Otherwise, the calling process is put to
169 sleep until the semaphore's value becomes zero.
172 For each semaphore a process has in use, the kernel maintains an
173 `adjust on exit' value, as alluded to earlier.
175 exits, either voluntarily or involuntarily, the adjust on exit value
176 for each semaphore is added to the semaphore's value.
178 be used to insure that a resource is released if a process terminates
183 The XSI Interprocess Communication family of functions is also available
184 as an implementation in userspace.
187 daemon has to be running.
191 variable is set in a process' environment, the process and its children
192 will use the userspace implementation.
198 No semaphore set corresponds to
201 Permission denied due to mismatch between operation and mode of
204 The semaphore's value was less than
210 Too many operations were specified.
213 .\" I'd have thought this would be EINVAL, but the source says
217 was not in the range of valid semaphores for the set.
226 specific userspace implementation (see