Query: msem_unlock
OS: osf1
Section: 3
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msem_unlock(3) Library Functions Manual msem_unlock(3)NAMEmsem_unlock - Unlocks a semaphoreLIBRARYStandard C Library (libc.a)SYNOPSIS#include <sys/mman.h> int msem_unlock ( msemaphore *sem, int condition );PARAMETERSPoints to an msemaphore structure which specifies the semaphore to be unlocked. Determines whether the msem_unlock() function unlocks the semaphore if no other processes are waiting to lock it.DESCRIPTIONThe msem_unlock() function unlocks a binary semaphore. If the condition parameter is 0 (zero), the semaphore is unlocked, whether or not any other processes are currently attempting to lock it. If the condition parameter is MSEM_IF_WAITERS, and another process is waiting to lock the semaphore or it cannot be reliably determined whether some process is waiting to lock the semaphore, the semaphore is unlocked by the calling process. If the condition parameter is MSEM_IF_WAITERS, and no process is waiting to lock the semaphore, the semaphore will not be unlocked and an error will be returned. All calls to the msem_lock() and msem_unlock() functions by multiple processes sharing a common msemaphore structure behave as if the calls were serialized. If the msemaphore structure contains any value not resulting from a call to the msem_init() function followed by a (possibly empty) sequence of calls to the msem_lock() and msem_unlock() functions, the results are undefined. The address of an msemaphore structure may be significant. If the msemaphore structure contains any value copied from an msemaphore structure at a different address, the result is undefined.NOTESTrial useRETURN VALUESOn successful completion, the msem_unlock() function returns 0 (zero). On error, the msem_unlock() function returns -1 and sets errno to indicate the error.ERRORSIf the msem_unlock() function fails, errno may be set to one of the following values: MSEM_IF_WAITERS was specified and there were no wait- ers. The sem parameter points to an msemaphore structure which specifies a semaphore which has been removed, or the condition parameter is invalid.RELATED INFORMATIONFunctions: msem_init(3), msem_lock(3), msem_remove(3) delim off msem_unlock(3)
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