SEM_POST(3)						     Linux Programmer's Manual						       SEM_POST(3)

NAME

       sem_post - unlock a semaphore

SYNOPSIS

       #include <semaphore.h>

       int sem_post(sem_t *sem);

       Link with -pthread.

DESCRIPTION

       sem_post()  increments  (unlocks)  the  semaphore pointed to by sem.  If the semaphore's value consequently becomes greater than zero, then
       another process or thread blocked in a sem_wait(3) call will be woken up and proceed to lock the semaphore.

RETURN VALUE

       sem_post() returns 0 on success; on error, the value of the semaphore is left unchanged, -1 is returned, and errno is set to  indicate  the
       error.

ERRORS

       EINVAL sem is not a valid semaphore.

       EOVERFLOW
	      The maximum allowable value for a semaphore would be exceeded.

ATTRIBUTES

       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

       +-----------+---------------+---------+
       |Interface  | Attribute	   | Value   |
       +-----------+---------------+---------+
       |sem_post() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
       +-----------+---------------+---------+
CONFORMING TO

       POSIX.1-2001.

NOTES

       sem_post() is async-signal-safe: it may be safely called within a signal handler.

EXAMPLE

       See sem_wait(3).

SEE ALSO

       sem_getvalue(3), sem_wait(3), sem_overview(7), signal-safety(7)

COLOPHON

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Linux								    2017-03-13							       SEM_POST(3)