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1 /* Copyright (C) 1995-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
4 The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
6 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
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16 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
18 #ifndef _SYS_SEM_H
19 # error "Never include <bits/sem.h> directly; use <sys/sem.h> instead."
20 #endif
22 #include <sys/types.h>
24 /* Flags for `semop'. */
25 #define SEM_UNDO 0x1000 /* undo the operation on exit */
27 /* Commands for `semctl'. */
28 #define GETPID 11 /* get sempid */
29 #define GETVAL 12 /* get semval */
30 #define GETALL 13 /* get all semval's */
31 #define GETNCNT 14 /* get semncnt */
32 #define GETZCNT 15 /* get semzcnt */
33 #define SETVAL 16 /* set semval */
34 #define SETALL 17 /* set all semval's */
37 /* Data structure describing a set of semaphores. */
38 struct semid_ds
40 struct ipc_perm sem_perm; /* operation permission struct */
41 __time_t sem_otime; /* last semop() time */
42 __time_t sem_ctime; /* last time changed by semctl() */
43 unsigned short int sem_nsems; /* number of semaphores in set */
46 /* The user should define a union like the following to use it for arguments
47 for `semctl'.
49 union semun
51 int val; <= value for SETVAL
52 struct semid_ds *buf; <= buffer for IPC_STAT & IPC_SET
53 unsigned short int *array; <= array for GETALL & SETALL
54 struct seminfo *__buf; <= buffer for IPC_INFO
57 Previous versions of this file used to define this union but this is
58 incorrect. One can test the macro _SEM_SEMUN_UNDEFINED to see whether
59 one must define the union or not. */
60 #define _SEM_SEMUN_UNDEFINED 1