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35 .Nd initialize an unnamed semaphore
41 .Fn sem_init "sem_t *sem" "int pshared" "unsigned int value"
45 function initializes the unnamed semaphore pointed to by
51 specifies a shared semaphore that can be used by multiple processes
52 in addition to threads.
53 Any process able to access the related backing memory, typically via
55 is allowed to use a semaphore created with a non-zero
57 otherwise only threads may access the semaphore.
59 Following a successful call to
62 can be used as an argument in subsequent calls to
69 is no longer valid after a successful call to
71 .Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
72 Shared sempahores are allocated out of anonymous shared mmapped
74 Due to lack of clarity in the standard the mechanics of
75 destroying such a space are unclear, so
77 is currently unable to reclaim such semaphores.
86 exceeds SEM_VALUE_MAX.
88 Memory allocation error.