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29b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Dd February 15, 2000
30b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Dt SEM_GETVALUE 3
31b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Os
32b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Sh NAME
33b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Nm sem_getvalue
34b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Nd get the value of a semaphore
35d8a78688SAlexey Zelkin.Sh LIBRARY
36fccedf06SRuslan Ermilov.Lb libc
37b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Sh SYNOPSIS
3832eef9aeSRuslan Ermilov.In semaphore.h
39b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Ft int
40ddb4fb5bSMike Barcroft.Fn sem_getvalue "sem_t * restrict sem" "int * restrict sval"
41b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Sh DESCRIPTION
42b0a1b4f8SJason EvansThe
43b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Fn sem_getvalue
44b0a1b4f8SJason Evansfunction sets the variable pointed to by
45b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Fa sval
46b0a1b4f8SJason Evansto the current value of the semaphore pointed to by
47b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Fa sem ,
48b0a1b4f8SJason Evansas of the time that the call to
49b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Fn sem_getvalue
50b0a1b4f8SJason Evansis actually run.
51b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Sh RETURN VALUES
52b1250632SYaroslav Tykhiy.Rv -std sem_getvalue
53b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Sh ERRORS
549d09157aSPhilippe CharnierThe
55b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Fn sem_getvalue
569d09157aSPhilippe Charnierfunction will fail if:
57b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Bl -tag -width Er
58b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.It Bq Er EINVAL
59b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Fa sem
60b0a1b4f8SJason Evanspoints to an invalid semaphore.
61b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.El
62b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Sh SEE ALSO
63b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Xr sem_post 3 ,
6482db3da3SJason Evans.Xr sem_trywait 3 ,
6551f2ddd7STim J. Robbins.Xr sem_wait 3 ,
6651f2ddd7STim J. Robbins.Xr sem 4
67b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Sh STANDARDS
689d09157aSPhilippe CharnierThe
69b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Fn sem_getvalue
709d09157aSPhilippe Charnierfunction conforms to
71096841ecSRuslan Ermilov.St -p1003.1-96 .
72b0a1b4f8SJason Evans.Pp
73b0a1b4f8SJason EvansThe value of the semaphore is never negative, even if there are threads blocked
74b0a1b4f8SJason Evanson the semaphore.  POSIX is somewhat ambiguous in its wording with regard to
75b0a1b4f8SJason Evanswhat the value of the semaphore should be if there are blocked waiting threads,
76b0a1b4f8SJason Evansbut this behavior is conformant, given the wording of the specification.
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