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31 #ifndef _OSL_SEMAPHORE_H_
32 #define _OSL_SEMAPHORE_H_
34 #include <sal/types.h>
40 typedef void* oslSemaphore
;
42 /** Creates a semaphore.<BR>
43 @param InitialCount denotes the starting value the semaphore. If you set it to
44 zero, the first acquire() blocks. Otherwise InitialCount acquire()s are
45 immedeatly successfull.
46 @return 0 if the semaphore could not be created, otherwise a handle to the sem.
48 oslSemaphore SAL_CALL
osl_createSemaphore(sal_uInt32 initialCount
);
50 /** Release the OS-structures and free semaphore data-structure
53 void SAL_CALL
osl_destroySemaphore(oslSemaphore Semaphore
);
55 /** acquire() decreases the count. It will block if it tries to
57 @return False if the system-call failed.
59 sal_Bool SAL_CALL
osl_acquireSemaphore(oslSemaphore Semaphore
);
61 /** tryToAcquire() tries to decreases the count. It will
62 return with False if it would decrease the count below zero.
63 (When acquire() would block.) If it could successfully
64 decrease the count, it will return True.
66 sal_Bool SAL_CALL
osl_tryToAcquireSemaphore(oslSemaphore Semaphore
);
68 /** release() increases the count.
69 @return False if the system-call failed.
71 sal_Bool SAL_CALL
osl_releaseSemaphore(oslSemaphore Semaphore
);
77 #endif /* _OSL_SEMAPHORE_H_ */