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NAME

13       sem_post — unlock a semaphore
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SYNOPSIS

16       #include <semaphore.h>
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18       int sem_post(sem_t *sem);
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DESCRIPTION

21       The sem_post() function shall unlock the semaphore referenced by sem by
22       performing a semaphore unlock operation on that semaphore.
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24       If  the semaphore value resulting from this operation is positive, then
25       no threads were blocked waiting for the semaphore to  become  unlocked;
26       the semaphore value is simply incremented.
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28       If  the  value  of the semaphore resulting from this operation is zero,
29       then one of the threads blocked waiting  for  the  semaphore  shall  be
30       allowed  to  return  successfully  from its call to sem_wait().  If the
31       Process Scheduling option is supported,  the  thread  to  be  unblocked
32       shall  be chosen in a manner appropriate to the scheduling policies and
33       parameters in effect for the blocked threads. In the case of the sched‐
34       ulers  SCHED_FIFO  and  SCHED_RR,  the  highest priority waiting thread
35       shall be unblocked, and if there is  more  than  one  highest  priority
36       thread  blocked  waiting  for  the semaphore, then the highest priority
37       thread that has been waiting the longest shall  be  unblocked.  If  the
38       Process  Scheduling  option  is  not defined, the choice of a thread to
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41       If the Process Sporadic Server option is supported, and the  scheduling
42       policy is SCHED_SPORADIC, the semantics are as per SCHED_FIFO above.
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44       The  sem_post()  function shall be async-signal-safe and may be invoked
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RETURN VALUE

48       If successful, the sem_post() function shall  return  zero;  otherwise,
49       the function shall return −1 and set errno to indicate the error.
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ERRORS

52       The sem_post() function may fail if:
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54       EINVAL The sem argument does not refer to a valid semaphore.
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EXAMPLES

59       See sem_timedwait().
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APPLICATION USAGE

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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

71       semctl(), semget(), semop(), sem_timedwait(), sem_trywait()
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73       The  Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, Section 4.11, Memory Syn‐
74       chronization, <semaphore.h>
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