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Command: sem_post | Section: 3 | Source: OpenBSD | File: sem_post.3
SEM_POST(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual SEM_POST(3)
NAME
sem_post - increment (unlock) a semaphore
SYNOPSIS
#include <semaphore.h>
int
sem_post(sem_t *sem);
DESCRIPTION
The sem_post() function increments (unlocks) the semaphore pointed to by
sem. If there are threads blocked on the semaphore when sem_post() is
called, then the highest priority thread that has been blocked the
longest on the semaphore will be allowed to return from sem_wait(3).
sem_post() is signal-reentrant and may be called within signal handlers.
RETURN VALUES
The sem_post() function returns the value 0 if successful; otherwise the
value -1 is returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the
error.
ERRORS
sem_post() will fail if:
[EINVAL] sem points to an invalid semaphore.
SEE ALSO
sem_destroy(3), sem_getvalue(3), sem_init(3), sem_open(3), sem_wait(3)
STANDARDS
sem_post() conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996 ("POSIX.1").
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