SEM_POST(3)						   BSD Library Functions Manual 					       SEM_POST(3)

NAME

     sem_post -- increment (unlock) a semaphore

LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

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().

     The sem_post() function 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 indi-
     cate the error.

ERRORS

     The sem_post() function will fail if:

     [EINVAL]		The sem argument points to an invalid semaphore.

     [EOVERFLOW]	The semaphore value would exceed SEM_VALUE_MAX.

SEE ALSO

     sem_getvalue(3), sem_trywait(3), sem_wait(3)

STANDARDS

     The sem_post() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996 (``POSIX.1'').

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