glibc/bits/sem.h

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#ifndef _SYS_SEM_H
# error "Never include <bits/sem.h> directly; use <sys/sem.h> instead."
#endif

#include <sys/types.h>

/* Flags for `semop'.  */
#define SEM_UNDO	0x1000		/* undo the operation on exit */

/* Commands for `semctl'.  */
#define GETPID		11		/* get sempid */
#define GETVAL		12		/* get semval */
#define GETALL		13		/* get all semval's */
#define GETNCNT		14		/* get semncnt */
#define GETZCNT		15		/* get semzcnt */
#define SETVAL		16		/* set semval */
#define SETALL		17		/* set all semval's */


/* Data structure describing a set of semaphores.  */
struct semid_ds
{
  struct ipc_perm sem_perm;		/* operation permission struct */
  __time_t sem_otime;			/* last semop() time */
  __time_t sem_ctime;			/* last time changed by semctl() */
  unsigned short int sem_nsems;		/* number of semaphores in set */
};

/* The user should define a union like the following to use it for arguments
   for `semctl'.

   union semun
   {
     int val;				<= value for SETVAL
     struct semid_ds *buf;		<= buffer for IPC_STAT & IPC_SET
     unsigned short int *array;		<= array for GETALL & SETALL
     struct seminfo *__buf;		<= buffer for IPC_INFO
   };

   Previous versions of this file used to define this union but this is
   incorrect.  One can test the macro _SEM_SEMUN_UNDEFINED to see whether
   one must define the union or not.  */
#define _SEM_SEMUN_UNDEFINED	1