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.\" $NetBSD: semctl.2,v 1.8 1999/12/02 21:42:39 kleink Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1995 Frank van der Linden
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.Dd August 25, 1999
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.Dt SEMCTL 2
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm semctl
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.Nd semaphore control operations
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fd #include <sys/sem.h>
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.Ft int
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.Fn semctl "int semid" "int semnum" "int cmd" "..."
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn semctl
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system call provides a number of control operations on the semaphore specified
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by
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.Fa semnum
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and
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.Fa semid .
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The operation to be performed is specified in
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.Fa cmd
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(see below).
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The fourth argument is optional and depends upon the opration requested.
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If required, it is a union of the following fields:
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.Bd -literal
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int val; /* value for SETVAL */
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struct semid_ds *buf; /* buffer for IPC_{STAT,SET} */
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u_short *array; /* array for GETALL & SETALL */
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.Ed
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.Pp
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The
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.Sy semid_ds
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structure used in the
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.Dv IPC_SET
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and
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.Dv IPC_STAT
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commands is defined in
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.Aq Pa sys/sem.h
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and contains the following members:
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.Bd -literal
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struct ipc_perm sem_perm; /* operation permissions */
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unsigned short sem_nsems; /* number of sems in set */
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time_t sem_otime; /* last operation time */
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time_t sem_ctime; /* last change time */
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.Ed
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.Pp
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The
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.Sy ipc_perm
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structure used inside the
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.Sy semid_ds
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structure is defined in
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.Aq Pa sys/ipc.h
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and contains the following members:
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.Bd -literal
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uid_t cuid; /* creator user id */
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gid_t cgid; /* creator group id */
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uid_t uid; /* user id */
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gid_t gid; /* group id */
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mode_t mode; /* permission (lower 9 bits) */
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.Ed
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.Pp
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.Fn semctl
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provides the following operations:
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.Bl -tag -width IPC_RMIDX
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.It Dv GETVAL
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Return the value of the semaphore.
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.It Dv SETVAL
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Set the value of the semaphore to
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.Fa arg.val ,
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where
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.Fa arg
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is the fourth arument to
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.Fn semctl .
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.It Dv GETPID
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Return the pid of the last process that did an operation on this semaphore.
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.It Dv GETNCNT
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Return the number of processes waiting to acquire the semaphore.
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.It Dv GETZCNT
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Return the number of processes waiting for the value of the semaphore to
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reach 0.
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.It Dv GETALL
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Return the values of all the semaphores associated with
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.Fa semid .
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.It Dv SETALL
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Set the values of all the semaphores that are associated with the semaphore
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identifier
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.Fa semid
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to the corresponding values in
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.Fa arg.array ,
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where
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.Fa arg
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is the fourth argument to
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.Fn semctl .
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.It Dv IPC_STAT
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Gather information about a semaphore and place the information in the
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structure pointed to by
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.Fa arg.buf ,
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where
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.Fa arg
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is the fourth argument to
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.Fn semctl .
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.It Dv IPC_SET
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Set the value of the
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.Va sem_perm.uid ,
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.Va sem_perm.gid
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and
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.Va sem_perm.mode
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fields in the structure associated with the semaphore.
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The values are taken from the corresponding fields in the structure
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pointed to by
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.Fa arg.buf ,
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there
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.Fa arg
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is the fourth argument to
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.Fn semctl .
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This operation can only be executed by the super-user, or a process that
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has an effective user id equal to either
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.Va sem_perm.cuid
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or
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.Va sem_perm.uid
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in the data structure associated with the message queue.
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.It Dv IPC_RMID
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Remove the semaphores associated with
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.Fa semid
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from the system and destroy the data structures associated with it. Only the
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super-user or a process with an effective uid equal to the
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.Va sem_perm.cuid
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or
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.Va sem_perm.uid
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values in the data structure associated with the semaphore can do this.
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.El
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.Pp
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The permission to read or change a message queue (see
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.Xr semop 2 )
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is determined by the
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.Va sem_perm.mode
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field in the same way as is
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done with files (see
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.Xr chmod 2 ),
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but the effective uid can match either the
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.Va sem_perm.cuid
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field or the
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.Va sem_perm.uid
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field, and the
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effective gid can match either
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.Va sem_perm.cgid
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or
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.Va sem_perm.gid .
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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For the
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.Dv GETVAL ,
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.Dv GETPID ,
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.Dv GETNCNT ,
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and
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.Dv GETZCNT
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operations,
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.Fn semctl
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returns one of the values described above if successful. All other operations
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will make
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.Fn semctl
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return 0 if no errors occur. Otherwise -1 is returned and
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.Va errno
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set to reflect the error.
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.Sh ERRORS
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.Fn semctl
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will fail if:
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.Bl -tag -width Er
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.It Bq Er EPERM
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.Fa cmd
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is equal to
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.Dv IPC_SET
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or
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.Dv IPC_RMID
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and the caller is not the super-user, nor does
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the effective uid match either the
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.Va sem_perm.uid
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or
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.Va sem_perm.cuid
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fields of the data structure associated with the message queue.
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.It Bq Er EACCES
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The caller has no operation permission for this semaphore.
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.It Bq Er EINVAL
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.Fa semid
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is not a valid message semaphore identifier.
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.Pp
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.Va cmd
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is not a valid command.
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.It Bq Er EFAULT
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.Fa arg.buf
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or
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.Fa arg.array
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specifies an invalid address.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr semget 2 ,
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.Xr semop 2
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Nm
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system call conforms to
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.St -xsh5 .
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.Sh HISTORY
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Semaphores appeared in the first release of
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.At V .
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