SEM_GETVALUE(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual SEM_GETVALUE(3P)PROLOG
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NAMEsem_getvalue — get the value of a semaphore
SYNOPSIS
#include <semaphore.h>
int sem_getvalue(sem_t *restrict sem, int *restrict sval);
DESCRIPTION
The sem_getvalue() function shall update the location referenced by the
sval argument to have the value of the semaphore referenced by sem
without affecting the state of the semaphore. The updated value repre‐
sents an actual semaphore value that occurred at some unspecified time
during the call, but it need not be the actual value of the semaphore
when it is returned to the calling process.
If sem is locked, then the object to which sval points shall either be
set to zero or to a negative number whose absolute value represents the
number of processes waiting for the semaphore at some unspecified time
during the call.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, the sem_getvalue() function shall return a
value of zero. Otherwise, it shall return a value of −1 and set errno
to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The sem_getvalue() function may fail if:
EINVAL The sem argument does not refer to a valid semaphore.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSOsemctl(), semget(), semop(), sem_post(), sem_timedwait(), sem_trywait()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <semaphore.h>
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