NAME

sem_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 represents 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.

EXAMPLES

None.

APPLICATION USAGE

The sem_getvalue() function is part of the Semaphores option and need not be available on all implementations.

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

SEE ALSO

semctl , semget , semop , sem_post , sem_timedwait , sem_trywait

XBD <semaphore.h>

CHANGE HISTORY

First released in Issue 5. Included for alignment with the POSIX Realtime Extension.

Issue 6

The sem_getvalue() function is marked as part of the Semaphores option.

The [ENOSYS] error condition has been removed as stubs need not be provided if an implementation does not support the Semaphores option.

The sem_timedwait() function is added to the SEE ALSO section for alignment with IEEE Std 1003.1d-1999.

The restrict keyword is added to the sem_getvalue() prototype for alignment with the ISO/IEC 9899:1999 standard.

IEEE Std 1003.1-2001/Cor 1-2002, item XSH/TC1/D6/54 is applied.

IEEE Std 1003.1-2001/Cor 2-2004, item XSH/TC2/D6/115 is applied, updating the ERRORS section so that the [EINVAL] error becomes optional.

Issue 7

The sem_getvalue() function is moved from the Semaphores option to the Base.