2 * -------------------------------------------------------------
7 * Semaphores aren't actually part of the PThreads standard.
8 * They are defined by the POSIX Standard:
10 * POSIX 1003.1b-1993 (POSIX.1b)
12 * -------------------------------------------------------------
14 * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
16 * Pthreads-win32 - POSIX Threads Library for Win32
17 * Copyright(C) 1998 John E. Bossom
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45 #include "semaphore.h"
46 #include "implement.h"
50 sem_post (sem_t
* sem
)
52 * ------------------------------------------------------
54 * This function posts a wakeup to a semaphore.
58 * pointer to an instance of sem_t
61 * This function posts a wakeup to a semaphore. If there
62 * are waiting threads (or processes), one is awakened;
63 * otherwise, the semaphore value is incremented by one.
66 * 0 successfully posted semaphore,
67 * -1 failed, error in errno
69 * EINVAL 'sem' is not a valid semaphore,
70 * ENOSYS semaphores are not supported,
71 * ERANGE semaphore count is too big
73 * ------------------------------------------------------
83 else if ((result
= pthread_mutex_lock (&s
->lock
)) == 0)
89 (void) pthread_mutex_unlock (&s
->lock
);
94 if (s
->value
< SEM_VALUE_MAX
)
105 && !ReleaseSemaphore (s
->sem
, 1, NULL
))
110 #endif /* NEED_SEM */
117 (void) pthread_mutex_unlock (&s
->lock
);