glibc/sysvipc/sys/sem.h

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#ifndef _SYS_SEM_H
#define _SYS_SEM_H	1

#include <features.h>

#define __need_size_t
#include <stddef.h>

/* Get common definition of System V style IPC.  */
#include <sys/ipc.h>

/* Get system dependent definition of `struct semid_ds' and more.  */
#include <bits/sem.h>

/* The following System V style IPC functions implement a semaphore
   handling.  The definition is found in XPG2.  */

/* Structure used for argument to `semop' to describe operations.  */
struct sembuf
{
  unsigned short int sem_num;	/* semaphore number */
  short int sem_op;		/* semaphore operation */
  short int sem_flg;		/* operation flag */
};


__BEGIN_DECLS

/* Semaphore control operation.  */
extern int semctl (int __semid, int __semnum, int __cmd, ...) __THROW;

/* Get semaphore.  */
extern int semget (key_t __key, int __nsems, int __semflg) __THROW;

/* Operate on semaphore.  */
extern int semop (int __semid, struct sembuf *__sops, size_t __nsops) __THROW;

__END_DECLS

#endif /* sys/sem.h */