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If applicable, add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with the fields enclosed by brackets "[]" replaced with your own identifying information: Portions Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner] .TH semop 2 "12 May 2006" "SunOS 5.11" "System Calls" .SH NAME semop, semtimedop \- semaphore operations .SH SYNOPSIS .LP .nf #include #include #include \fBint\fR \fBsemop\fR(\fBint\fR \fIsemid\fR, \fBstruct sembuf *\fR\fIsops\fR, \fBsize_t\fR \fInsops\fR); .fi .LP .nf \fBint\fR \fBsemtimedop\fR(\fBint\fR \fIsemid\fR, \fBstruct sembuf *\fR\fIsops\fR, \fBsize_t\fR \fInsops\fR, \fBconst struct timespec *\fR\fItimeout\fR); .fi .SH DESCRIPTION .sp .LP The \fBsemop()\fR function is used to perform atomically an array of semaphore operations on the set of semaphores associated with the semaphore identifier specified by \fIsemid\fR. The \fIsops\fR argument is a pointer to the array of semaphore-operation structures. The \fInsops\fR argument is the number of such structures in the array. .sp .LP Each \fBsembuf\fR structure contains the following members: .sp .in +2 .nf short sem_num; /* semaphore number */ short sem_op; /* semaphore operation */ short sem_flg; /* operation flags */ .fi .in -2 .sp .LP Each semaphore operation specified by \fBsem_op\fR is performed on the corresponding semaphore specified by \fIsemid\fR and \fBsem_num\fR. The permission required for a semaphore operation is given as {\fItoken\fR}, where \fItoken\fR is the type of permission needed. The types of permission are interpreted as follows: .sp .in +2 .nf 00400 READ by user 00200 ALTER by user 00040 READ by group 00020 ALTER by group 00004 READ by others 00002 ALTER by others .fi .in -2 .sp .LP See the \fBSemaphore Operation Permissions\fR section of \fBIntro\fR(2) for more information. .sp .LP A process maintains a value, \fBsemadj\fR, for each semaphore it modifies. This value contains the cumulative effect of operations the process has performed on an individual semaphore with the \fBSEM_UNDO\fR flag set (so that they can be undone if the process terminates unexpectedly). The value of \fBsemadj\fR can affect the behavior of calls to \fBsemop()\fR, \fBsemtimedop()\fR, \fBexit()\fR, and \fB_exit()\fR (the latter two functions documented on \fBexit\fR(2)), but is otherwise unobservable. See below for details. .sp .LP The \fBsem_op\fR member specifies one of three semaphore operations: .RS +4 .TP 1. The \fBsem_op\fR member is a negative integer; {ALTER} .RS +4 .TP .ie t \(bu .el o If \fBsemval\fR (see \fBIntro\fR(2)) is greater than or equal to the absolute value of \fBsem_op\fR, the absolute value of \fBsem_op\fR is subtracted from \fBsemval\fR. Also, if (\fIsem_flg\fR\fB&SEM_UNDO\fR) is true, the absolute value of \fBsem_op\fR is added to the calling process's \fBsemadj\fR value (see \fBexit\fR(2)) for the specified semaphore. .RE .RS +4 .TP .ie t \(bu .el o If \fBsemval\fR is less than the absolute value of \fBsem_op\fR and (\fIsem_flg\fR\fB&IPC_NOWAIT\fR) is true, \fBsemop()\fR returns immediately. .RE .RS +4 .TP .ie t \(bu .el o If \fBsemval\fR is less than the absolute value of \fBsem_op\fR and (\fIsem_flg\fR\fB&IPC_NOWAIT\fR) is false, \fBsemop()\fR increments the \fBsemncnt\fR associated with the specified semaphore and suspends execution of the calling thread until one of the following conditions occur: .RS +4 .TP .ie t \(bu .el o The value of \fBsemval\fR becomes greater than or equal to the absolute value of \fBsem_op\fR. When this occurs, the value of \fBsemncnt\fR associated with the specified semaphore is decremented, the absolute value of \fBsem_op\fR is subtracted from \fBsemval\fR and, if (\fIsem_flg\fR\fB&SEM_UNDO\fR) is true, the absolute value of \fBsem_op\fR is added to the calling process's \fBsemadj\fR value for the specified semaphore. .RE .RS +4 .TP .ie t \(bu .el o The \fIsemid\fR for which the calling thread is awaiting action is removed from the system (see \fBsemctl\fR(2)). When this occurs, \fBerrno\fR is set to \fBEIDRM\fR and \fB\(mi1\fR is returned. .RE .RS +4 .TP .ie t \(bu .el o The calling thread receives a signal that is to be caught. When this occurs, the value of \fBsemncnt\fR associated with the specified semaphore is decremented, and the calling thread resumes execution in the manner prescribed in \fBsigaction\fR(2). .RE .RE .RE .RS +4 .TP 2. The \fBsem_op\fR member is a positive integer; {ALTER} .sp The value of \fBsem_op\fR is added to \fBsemval\fR and, if (\fIsem_flg\fR\fB&SEM_UNDO\fR) is true, the value of \fBsem_op\fR is subtracted from the calling process's \fBsemadj\fR value for the specified semaphore. .RE .RS +4 .TP 3. The \fBsem_op\fR member is 0; {READ} .RS +4 .TP .ie t \(bu .el o If \fBsemval\fR is 0, \fBsemop()\fR returns immediately. .RE .RS +4 .TP .ie t \(bu .el o If \fBsemval\fR is not equal to 0 and (\fIsem_flg\fR\fB&IPC_NOWAIT\fR) is true, \fBsemop()\fR returns immediately. .RE .RS +4 .TP .ie t \(bu .el o If \fBsemval\fR is not equal to 0 and (\fIsem_flg\fR\fB&IPC_NOWAIT\fR) is false, \fBsemop()\fR increments the \fBsemzcnt\fR associated with the specified semaphore and suspends execution of the calling thread until one of the following occurs: .RS +4 .TP .ie t \(bu .el o The value of \fBsemval\fR becomes 0, at which time the value of \fBsemzcnt\fR associated with the specified semaphore is set to 0 and all processes waiting on \fBsemval\fR to become 0 are awakened. .RE .RS +4 .TP .ie t \(bu .el o The \fIsemid\fR for which the calling thread is awaiting action is removed from the system. When this occurs, \fBerrno\fR is set to \fBEIDRM\fR and \fB\(mi1\fR is returned. .RE .RS +4 .TP .ie t \(bu .el o The calling thread receives a signal that is to be caught. When this occurs, the value of \fBsemzcnt\fR associated with the specified semaphore is decremented, and the calling thread resumes execution in the manner prescribed in \fBsigaction\fR(2). .RE .RE .RE .sp .LP Upon successful completion, the value of \fBsempid\fR for each semaphore specified in the array pointed to by \fIsops\fR is set to the process \fBID\fR of the calling process. .sp .LP The \fBsemtimedop()\fR function behaves as \fBsemop()\fR except when it must suspend execution of the calling process to complete its operation. If \fBsemtimedop()\fR must suspend the calling process after the time interval specified in \fItimeout\fR expires, or if the timeout expires while the process is suspended, \fBsemtimedop()\fR returns with an error. If the \fBtimespec\fR structure pointed to by \fItimeout\fR is zero-valued and \fBsemtimedop()\fR needs to suspend the calling process to complete the requested operation(s), it returns immediately with an error. If \fItimeout\fR is the \fINULL\fR pointer, the behavior of \fBsemtimedop()\fR is identical to that of \fBsemop()\fR. .SH RETURN VALUES .sp .LP Upon successful completion, \fB0\fR is returned. Otherwise, \fB\(mi1\fR is returned and \fBerrno\fR is set to indicate the error. .SH ERRORS .sp .LP The \fBsemop()\fR and \fBsemtimedop()\fR functions will fail if: .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBE2BIG\fR\fR .ad .RS 10n .rt The \fInsops\fR argument is greater than the system-imposed maximum. See NOTES. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBEACCES\fR\fR .ad .RS 10n .rt Operation permission is denied to the calling process (see \fBIntro\fR(2)). .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBEAGAIN\fR\fR .ad .RS 10n .rt The operation would result in suspension of the calling process but (\fIsem_flg\fR\fB&IPC_NOWAIT\fR) is true. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBEFAULT\fR\fR .ad .RS 10n .rt The \fIsops\fR argument points to an illegal address. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBEFBIG\fR\fR .ad .RS 10n .rt The value of \fBsem_num\fR is less than 0 or greater than or equal to the number of semaphores in the set associated with \fIsemid\fR. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBEIDRM\fR\fR .ad .RS 10n .rt A \fIsemid\fR was removed from the system. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBEINTR\fR\fR .ad .RS 10n .rt A signal was received. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBEINVAL\fR\fR .ad .RS 10n .rt The \fIsemid\fR argument is not a valid semaphore identifier, or the number of individual semaphores for which the calling process requests a \fBSEM_UNDO\fR operation would exceed the system-imposed limit. Solaris does not impose a limit on the number of individual semaphores for which the calling process requests a \fBSEM_UNDO\fR operation. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBENOSPC\fR\fR .ad .RS 10n .rt The limit on the number of individual processes requesting a \fBSEM_UNDO\fR operation would be exceeded. Solaris does not impose a limit on the number of individual processes requesting an \fBSEM_UNDO\fR operation. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBERANGE\fR\fR .ad .RS 10n .rt An operation would cause a \fBsemval\fR or a \fBsemadj\fR value to overflow the system-imposed limit. .RE .sp .LP The \fBsemtimedop()\fR function will fail if: .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBEAGAIN\fR\fR .ad .RS 10n .rt The timeout expired before the requested operation could be completed. .RE .sp .LP The \fBsemtimedop()\fR function will fail if one of the following is detected: .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBEFAULT\fR\fR .ad .RS 10n .rt The \fItimeout\fR argument points to an illegal address. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBEINVAL\fR\fR .ad .RS 10n .rt The \fItimeout\fR argument specified a \fBtv_sec\fR or \fBtv_nsec\fR value less than 0, or a \fBtv_nsec\fR value greater than or equal to 1000 million. .RE .SH ATTRIBUTES .sp .LP See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: .sp .sp .TS tab() box; cw(2.75i) |cw(2.75i) lw(2.75i) |lw(2.75i) . ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE _ Interface Stability\fBsemop()\fR is Standard. .TE .SH SEE ALSO .sp .LP \fBipcs\fR(1), \fBrctladm\fR(1M), \fBIntro\fR(2), \fBexec\fR(2), \fBexit\fR(2), \fBfork\fR(2), \fBsemctl\fR(2), \fBsemget\fR(2), \fBsetrctl\fR(2), \fBsigaction\fR(2), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5) .SH NOTES .sp .LP The system-imposed maximum on \fInsops\fR for a semaphore identifier is the minimum enforced value of the \fBprocess.max-sem-ops\fR resource control of the creating process at the time \fBsemget\fR(2) was used to allocate the identifier. .sp .LP See \fBrctladm\fR(1M) and \fBsetrctl\fR(2) for information about using resource controls.