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sem_post(3) | Library Functions Manual | sem_post(3) |
NAME¶
sem_post - unlock a semaphore
LIBRARY¶
POSIX threads library (libpthread, -lpthread)
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <semaphore.h>
int sem_post(sem_t *sem);
DESCRIPTION¶
sem_post() increments (unlocks) the semaphore pointed to by sem. If the semaphore's value consequently becomes greater than zero, then another process or thread blocked in a sem_wait(3) call will be woken up and proceed to lock the semaphore.
RETURN VALUE¶
sem_post() returns 0 on success; on error, the value of the semaphore is left unchanged, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS¶
ATTRIBUTES¶
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
Interface | Attribute | Value |
sem_post () | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
STANDARDS¶
POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY¶
POSIX.1-2001.
NOTES¶
sem_post() is async-signal-safe: it may be safely called within a signal handler.
EXAMPLES¶
See sem_wait(3) and shm_open(3).
SEE ALSO¶
sem_getvalue(3), sem_wait(3), sem_overview(7), signal-safety(7)
2024-05-02 | Linux man-pages 6.9.1 |