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.\" Modified Tue Oct 22 17:53:56 1996 by Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
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.\" Modified Fri Jun 19 10:59:15 1998 by Andries Brouwer <aeb@cwi.nl>
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.\" Modified Sun Feb 18 01:59:29 2001 by Andries Brouwer <aeb@cwi.nl>
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.\" Modified 20 Dec 2001, Michael Kerrisk <mtk-manpages@gmx.net>
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.\" Modified 21 Dec 2001, aeb
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.\" Modified 27 May 2004, Michael Kerrisk <mtk-manpages@gmx.net>
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.\" Modified 17 Jun 2004, Michael Kerrisk <mtk-manpages@gmx.net>
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.\" Added notes on CAP_SYS_ADMIN requirement for IPC_SET and IPC_RMID
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.\" Modified, 11 Nov 2004, Michael Kerrisk <mtk-manpages@gmx.net>
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.\" Language and formatting clean-ups
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.\" Rewrote semun text
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.\" 2005-08-02, mtk: Added IPC_INFO, SEM_INFO, SEM_STAT descriptions.
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.\"
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.TH SEMCTL 2 2004-11-10 "Linux 2.6.9" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
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.SH NAME
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semctl \- semaphore control operations
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.B #include <sys/types.h>
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.B #include <sys/ipc.h>
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.B #include <sys/sem.h>
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.sp
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.BI "int semctl(int " semid ", int " semnum ", int " cmd ", ...);"
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.BR semctl ()
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performs the control operation specified by
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.I cmd
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on the semaphore set identified by
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.IR semid ,
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or on the
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.IR semnum -th
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semaphore of that set.
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(The semaphores in a set are numbered starting at 0.)
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.PP
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This function has three or four arguments, depending on
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.IR cmd .
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When there are four, the fourth has the type
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.IR "union semun" .
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The \fIcalling program\fP must define this union as follows:
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.nf
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.in +4n
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union semun {
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int val; /* Value for SETVAL */
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struct semid_ds *buf; /* Buffer for IPC_STAT, IPC_SET */
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unsigned short *array; /* Array for GETALL, SETALL */
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struct seminfo *__buf; /* Buffer for IPC_INFO
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(Linux specific) */
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};
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.in -4n
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.fi
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.PP
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The
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.I semid_ds
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data structure is defined in <sys/sem.h> as follows:
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.nf
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.in +4n
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struct semid_ds {
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struct ipc_perm sem_perm; /* Ownership and permissions
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time_t sem_otime; /* Last semop time */
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time_t sem_ctime; /* Last change time */
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unsigned short sem_nsems; /* No. of semaphores in set */
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};
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.in -4n
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.fi
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.PP
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The
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.I ipc_perm
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structure is defined in <sys/ipc.h> as follows
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(the highlighted fields are settable using
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.BR IPC_SET ):
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.PP
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.nf
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.in +4n
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struct ipc_perm {
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key_t key; /* Key supplied to semget() */
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uid_t \fBuid\fP; /* Effective UID of owner */
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gid_t \fBgid\fP; /* Effective GID of owner */
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uid_t cuid; /* Effective UID of creator */
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gid_t cgid; /* Effective GID of creator */
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unsigned short \fBmode\fP; /* Permissions */
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unsigned short seq; /* Sequence number */
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};
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.in -4n
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.fi
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.PP
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Valid values for
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.I cmd
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are:
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.TP 12
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.B IPC_STAT
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Copy information from the kernel data structure associated with
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.I semid
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into the
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.I semid_ds
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structure pointed to by
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.IR arg.buf .
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The argument
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.I semnum
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is ignored.
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The calling process must have read permission on the semaphore set.
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.TP
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.B IPC_SET
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Write the values of some members of the
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.I semid_ds
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structure pointed to by
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.I arg.buf
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to the kernel data structure associated with this semaphore set,
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updating also its
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.I sem_ctime
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member.
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The following members of the structure are updated:
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.IR sem_perm.uid ,
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.IR sem_perm.gid ,
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and (the least significant 9 bits of)
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.IR sem_perm.mode .
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The effective UID of the calling process must match the owner
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.RI ( sem_perm.uid )
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or creator
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.RI ( sem_perm.cuid )
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of the semaphore set, or the caller must be privileged.
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The argument
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.I semnum
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is ignored.
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.TP
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.B IPC_RMID
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Immediately remove the semaphore set,
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awakening all processes blocked in
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.BR semop ()
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calls on the set (with an error return and
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.I errno
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set to
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.BR EIDRM ).
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The effective user ID of the calling process must
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match the creator or owner of the semaphore set,
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or the caller must be privileged.
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The argument
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.I semnum
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is ignored.
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.TP
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.BR IPC_INFO " (Linux specific)"
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Returns information about system-wide semaphore limits and
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parameters in the structure pointed to by
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.IR arg.__buf .
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This structure is of type
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.IR seminfo ,
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defined in
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.I <sys/sem.h>
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if the _GNU_SOURCE feature test macro is defined:
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.nf
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.in +2n
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struct seminfo {
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int semmap; /* # of entries in semaphore map;
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unused */
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int semmni; /* Max. # of semaphore sets */
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int semmns; /* Max. # of semaphores in all
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semaphore sets */
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int semmnu; /* System-wide max. # of undo
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structures; unused */
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int semmsl; /* Max. # of semaphores in a set */
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int semopm; /* Max. # of operations for semop() */
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int semume; /* Max. # of undo entries per
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process; unused */
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int semusz; /* size of struct sem_undo */
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int semvmx; /* Maximum semaphore value */
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int semaem; /* Max. value that can be recorded for
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semaphore adjustment (SEM_UNDO) */
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};
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.fi
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The
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.IR semmsl ,
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.IR semmns ,
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.IR semopm ,
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and
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.I semmni
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settings can be changed via
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.IR /proc/sys/kernel/sem ;
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see
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.BR proc (5)
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for details.
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.TP
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.BR SEM_INFO " (Linux specific)"
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Returns a
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.I seminfo
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structure containing the same information as for
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.BR IPC_INFO ,
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except that the following fields are returned with information
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about system resources consumed by semaphores: the
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.I semusz
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field returns the number of semaphore sets that currently exist
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on the system; and the
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.I semaem
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field returns the total number of semaphores in all semaphore sets
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on the system.
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.TP
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.BR SEM_STAT " (Linux specific)"
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Returns a
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.I semid_ds
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structure as for
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.BR IPC_STAT .
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However, the
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.I semid
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argument is not a semaphore identifier, but instead an index into
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the kernel's internal array that maintains information about
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all semaphore sets on the system.
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.TP
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.B GETALL
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Return
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.B semval
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(i.e., the current value)
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for all semaphores of the set into
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.IB arg.array .
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The argument
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.I semnum
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is ignored.
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The calling process must have read permission on the semaphore set.
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.TP
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.B GETNCNT
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The system call returns the value of
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.B semncnt
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(i.e., the number of processes waiting for the value of
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this semaphore to increase) for the
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.IR semnum \-th
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semaphore of the set
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(i.e. the number of processes waiting for an increase of
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.B semval
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for the
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.IR semnum \-th
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semaphore of the set).
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The calling process must have read permission on the semaphore set.
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.TP
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.B GETPID
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The system call returns the value of
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.B sempid
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for the
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.IR semnum \-th
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semaphore of the set
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(i.e. the PID of the process that executed the last
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.BR semop ()
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call for the
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.IR semnum \-th
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semaphore of the set).
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The calling process must have read permission on the semaphore set.
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.TP
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.B GETVAL
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The system call returns the value of
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.B semval
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for the
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.IR semnum \-th
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semaphore of the set.
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The calling process must have read permission on the semaphore set.
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.TP
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.B GETZCNT
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The system call returns the value of
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.B semzcnt
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(i.e., the number of processes waiting for the value of
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this semaphore to become zero) for the
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.IR semnum \-th
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semaphore of the set
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(i.e. the number of processes waiting for
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.B semval
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of the
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.IR semnum \-th
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semaphore of the set to become 0).
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The calling process must have read permission on the semaphore set.
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.TP
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.B SETALL
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Set
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.B semval
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for all semaphores of the set using
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.IB arg.array ,
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updating also the
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.I sem_ctime
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member of the
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.I semid_ds
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structure associated with the set.
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Undo entries (see
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.BR semop (2))
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are cleared for altered semaphores in all processes.
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If the changes to semaphore values would permit blocked
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.BR semop ()
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calls in other processes to proceed, then those processes are woken up.
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The argument
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.I semnum
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is ignored.
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The calling process must have alter (write) permission on
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the semaphore set.
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.TP
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.B SETVAL
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Set the value of
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.B semval
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to
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.IB arg.val
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for the
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.IR semnum \-th
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semaphore of the set, updating also the
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.I sem_ctime
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member of the
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.I semid_ds
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structure associated with the set.
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Undo entries are cleared for altered semaphores in all processes.
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If the changes to semaphore values would permit blocked
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.BR semop ()
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calls in other processes to proceed, then those processes are woken up.
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The calling process must have alter permission on the semaphore set.
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.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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On failure
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.BR semctl ()
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returns \-1
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with
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.I errno
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indicating the error.
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Otherwise the system call returns a nonnegative value depending on
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.I cmd
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as follows:
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.TP 11
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.B GETNCNT
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the value of
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.BR semncnt .
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.TP
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.B GETPID
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the value of
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.BR sempid .
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.TP
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.B GETVAL
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the value of
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.BR semval .
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.TP
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.B GETZCNT
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the value of
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.BR semzcnt .
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.TP
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.B IPC_INFO
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the index of the highest used entry in the
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kernel's internal array recording information about all
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semaphore sets.
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(This information can be used with repeated
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.B SEM_STAT
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operations to obtain information about all semaphore sets on the system.)
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.TP
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.B SEM_INFO
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As for
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.BR IPC_INFO .
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.TP
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.B SEM_STAT
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the identifier of the semaphore set whose index was given in
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.IR semid .
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.LP
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All other
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.I cmd
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values return 0 on success.
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.SH ERRORS
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On failure,
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.I errno
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will be set to one of the following:
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.TP 11
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.B EACCES
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The argument
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.I cmd
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has one of the values
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.BR GETALL ,
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.BR GETPID ,
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.BR GETVAL ,
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.BR GETNCNT ,
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.BR GETZCNT ,
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.BR IPC_STAT ,
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.BR SEM_STAT ,
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.BR SETALL ,
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or
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.B SETVAL
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and the calling process does not have the required
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permissions on the semaphore set and does not have the
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.B CAP_IPC_OWNER
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capability.
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.TP
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.B EFAULT
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The address pointed to by
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.IB arg.buf
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or
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.IB arg.array
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isn't accessible.
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.TP
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.B EIDRM
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The semaphore set was removed.
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.TP
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.B EINVAL
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Invalid value for
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.I cmd
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or
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.IR semid .
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Or: for a
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.B SEM_STAT
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operation, the index value specified in
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.I semid
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referred to an array slot that is currently unused.
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.TP
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.B EPERM
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The argument
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.I cmd
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has the value
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.B IPC_SET
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or
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.B IPC_RMID
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but the effective user ID of the calling process is not the creator
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(as found in
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.IR sem_perm.cuid )
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or the owner
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(as found in
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.IR sem_perm.uid )
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of the semaphore set,
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and the process does not have the
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.B CAP_SYS_ADMIN
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capability.
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.TP
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.B ERANGE
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The argument
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.I cmd
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has the value
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.B SETALL
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or
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.B SETVAL
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and the value to which
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.B semval
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is to be set (for some semaphore of the set) is less than 0
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or greater than the implementation limit
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.BR SEMVMX .
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.SH NOTES
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The
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.BR IPC_INFO ,
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.BR SEM_STAT
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and
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.B SEM_INFO
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operations are used by the
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.BR ipcs (8)
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program to provide information on allocated resources.
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In the future these may modified or moved to a /proc file system
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interface.
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.LP
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Various fields in a \fIstruct semid_ds\fP were shorts under Linux 2.2
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and have become longs under Linux 2.4. To take advantage of this,
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a recompilation under glibc-2.1.91 or later should suffice.
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(The kernel distinguishes old and new calls by an IPC_64 flag in
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.IR cmd .)
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.PP
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In some earlier versions of glibc, the
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.I semun
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union was defined in <sys/sem.h>, but POSIX.1-2001 requires
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that the caller define this union.
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On versions of glibc where this union is \fInot\fP defined,
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the macro
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.B _SEM_SEMUN_UNDEFINED
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is defined in <sys/sem.h>.
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.PP
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The following system limit on semaphore sets affects a
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.BR semctl ()
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call:
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.TP 11
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.B SEMVMX
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Maximum value for
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.BR semval :
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implementation dependent (32767).
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.LP
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For greater portability it is best to always call
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.BR semctl ()
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with four arguments.
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.LP
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Under Linux,
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.BR semctl ()
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is not a system call, but is implemented via the system call
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.BR ipc (2).
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.SH "CONFORMING TO"
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SVr4, SVID. SVr4 documents more error conditions EINVAL and EOVERFLOW.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR ipc (2),
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.BR semget (2),
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.BR semop (2),
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.BR capabilities (7),
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.BR sem_overview (7),
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.BR svipc (7)
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