Manpages - sem_destroy.3p

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NAME

sem_destroy — destroy an unnamed semaphore

SYNOPSIS

  #include <semaphore.h>
  int sem_destroy(sem_t *sem);

DESCRIPTION

The sem_destroy/() function shall destroy the unnamed semaphore indicated by /sem. Only a semaphore that was created using /sem_init/() may be destroyed using /sem_destroy/(); the effect of calling sem_destroy/() with a named semaphore is undefined. The effect of subsequent use of the semaphore /sem is undefined until sem is reinitialized by another call to /sem_init/().

It is safe to destroy an initialized semaphore upon which no threads are currently blocked. The effect of destroying a semaphore upon which other threads are currently blocked is undefined.

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, a value of zero shall be returned. Otherwise, a value of -1 shall be returned and errno set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

The /sem_destroy/() function may fail if:

EINVAL
The sem argument is not a valid semaphore.
EBUSY
There are currently processes blocked on the semaphore.

The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

None.

APPLICATION USAGE

None.

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

SEE ALSO

/semctl ( )/, /semget ( )/, /semop ( )/, /sem_init ( )/, /sem_open ( )/

The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, <semaphore.h>

COPYRIGHT

Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology – Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

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Author: dt

Created: 2022-02-20 Sun 09:16