opensolaris man page for sem_close

sem_close(3C)						   Standard C Library Functions 					     sem_close(3C)

NAME
       sem_close - close a named semaphore

SYNOPSIS
       #include <semaphore.h>

       int sem_close(sem_t *sem);

DESCRIPTION
       The  sem_close()  function is used to indicate that the calling process is finished using the named semaphore indicated by sem. The effects
       of calling sem_close() for an unnamed semaphore (one created by sem_init(3C)) are undefined. The sem_close() function deallocates (that is,
       make available for reuse by a subsequent sem_open(3C) by this process) any system resources allocated by the system for use by this process
       for this semaphore. The effect of subsequent use of the semaphore indicated by sem by this process is undefined. If the semaphore  has  not
       been  removed with a successful call to sem_unlink(3C), then sem_close() has no effect on the state of the semaphore. If the sem_unlink(3C)
       function has been successfully invoked for name after the most recent call to sem_open(3C) with O_CREAT for this semaphore, then  when  all
       processes that have opened the semaphore close it, the semaphore is no longer be accessible.

RETURN VALUES
       If successful, sem_close() returns 0, otherwise it returns -1 and sets errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS
       The sem_close() function will fail if:

       EINVAL	  The sem argument is not a valid semaphore descriptor.

       ENOSYS	  The sem_close() function is not supported by the system.

USAGE
       The sem_close() function should not be called for an unnamed semaphore initialized by sem_init(3C).

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |ATTRIBUTE TYPE		     |ATTRIBUTE VALUE		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Committed 		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |MT-Safe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Standard		     |See standards(5). 	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       sem_init(3C), sem_open(3C), sem_unlink(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)

NOTES
       Solaris 2.6 was the first release to support the Asynchronous Input and Output option. Prior to this release, this function always returned
       -1 and set errno to ENOSYS.

SunOS 5.11							    5 Feb 2008							     sem_close(3C)