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

NAME
sem_post -- increment (unlock) a semaphore LIBRARY
POSIX Real-time Library (librt, -lrt) 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(). 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 indi- cate the error. ERRORS
sem_post() will fail if: [EINVAL] sem points to an invalid semaphore. SEE ALSO
sem_trywait(3), sem_wait(3) STANDARDS
sem_post() conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996 (``POSIX.1''). BSD
January 22, 2003 BSD

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NAME
sem_post - Unlocks a semaphore (P1003.1b) LIBRARY
Realtime Library (librt.so, librt.a) SYNOPSIS
#include <semaphore.h> int sem_post ( sem_t *sem); PARAMETERS
sem Pointer to the semaphore to be unlocked. DESCRIPTION
The sem_post function unlocks the specified semaphore by performing the semaphore unlock operation on that semaphore. The appropriate func- tion (sem_open for named semaphores or sem_init for unnamed semaphores) must be called for a semaphore before you can call the locking and unlocking functions, sem_wait, sem_trywait, and sem_post. If the semaphore value after a sem_post function is positive, no processes were blocked waiting for the semaphore to be unlocked; the sema- phore value is incremented. If the semaphore value after a sem_post function is zero, one of the processes blocked waiting for the sema- phore is allowed to return successfully from its call to sem_wait. If more than one process is blocked while waiting for the semaphore, only one process is unblocked and the state of the semaphore remains unchanged when the sem_post function returns. The process to be unblocked is selected according to the scheduling policies and priorities of all blocked processes. If the scheduling policy is SCHED_FIFO or SCHED_RR, the highest-priority waiting process is unblocked. If more than one process of that priority is blocked, then the process that has waited the longest is unblocked. The sem_post function can be called from a signal-catching function. RETURN VALUES
On successful completion, the sem_post function returns the value 0 (zero) and performs a semaphore unlock operation, unblocking a process. Otherwise, the function returns the value -1 and sets errno to indicate the error. The state of the semaphore remains unchanged. ERRORS
The sem_post function fails under the following condition: [EINVAL] The sem does not refer to a valid semaphore. RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: sem_trywait(3), sem_wait(3) Guide to Realtime Programming delim off sem_post(3)
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