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11 .TH SEM_TIMEDWAIT 3C "Feb 5, 2008"
13 sem_timedwait, sem_reltimedwait_np \- lock a semaphore
17 #include <semaphore.h>
20 \fBint\fR \fBsem_timedwait\fR(\fBsem_t *restrict\fR \fIsem\fR,
21 \fBconst struct timespec *restrict\fR \fIabs_timeout\fR);
26 \fBint\fR \fBsem_reltimedwait_np\fR(\fBsem_t *restrict\fR \fIsem\fR,
27 \fBconst struct timespec *restrict\fR \fIrel_timeout\fR);
33 The \fBsem_timedwait()\fR function locks the semaphore referenced by \fIsem\fR
34 as in the \fBsem_wait\fR(3C) function. However, if the semaphore cannot be
35 locked without waiting for another process or thread to unlock the semaphore by
36 performing a \fBsem_post\fR(3C) function, this wait is terminated when the
37 specified timeout expires.
40 The \fBsem_reltimedwait_np()\fR function is identical to the
41 \fBsem_timedwait()\fR function, except that the timeout is specified as a
42 relative time interval.
45 For \fBsem_timedwait()\fR, the timeout expires when the absolute time specified
46 by \fIabs_timeout\fR passes, as measured by the \fBCLOCK_REALTIME\fR clock
47 (that is, when the value of that clock equals or exceeds \fIabs_timeout\fR), or
48 if the absolute time specified by \fIabs_timeout\fR has already been passed at
52 For \fBsem_reltimedwait_np()\fR, the timeout expires when the time interval
53 specified by \fIrel_timeout\fR passes, as measured by the \fBCLOCK_REALTIME\fR
54 clock, or if the time interval specified by \fIrel_timeout\fR is negative at
58 The resolution of the timeout is the resolution of the \fBCLOCK_REALTIME\fR
59 clock. The \fBtimespec\fR data type is defined as a structure in the
60 <\fBtime.h\fR> header.
63 Under no circumstance does the function fail with a timeout if the semaphore
64 can be locked immediately. The validity of the \fIabs_timeout\fR need not be
65 checked if the semaphore can be locked immediately.
69 The \fBsem_timedwait()\fR and \fBsem_reltimedwait_np()\fR functions return 0 if
70 the calling process successfully performed the semaphore lock operation on the
71 semaphore designated by \fIsem\fR. If the call was unsuccessful, the state of
72 the semaphore is be unchanged and the function returns -1 and sets \fBerrno\fR
73 to indicate the error.
77 The \fBsem_timedwait()\fR and \fBsem_reltimedwait_np()\fR functions will fail
85 The \fIsem\fR argument does not refer to a valid semaphore.
94 The process or thread would have blocked, and the timeout parameter specified a
95 nanoseconds field value less than zero or greater than or equal to 1,000
102 \fB\fBETIMEDOUT\fR\fR
105 The semaphore could not be locked before the specified timeout expired.
110 The \fBsem_timedwait()\fR and \fBsem_reltimedwait_np()\fR functions may fail
118 A deadlock condition was detected.
127 A signal interrupted this function.
133 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
141 ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
143 Interface Stability Commmitted
152 For \fBsem_timedwait()\fR, see \fBstandards\fR(5).
156 \fBsemctl\fR(2), \fBsemget\fR(2), \fBsemop\fR(2), \fBtime\fR(2),
157 \fBsem_post\fR(3C), \fBsem_trywait\fR(3C)\fBsem_wait\fR(3C),
158 \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5)