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SEM_GETVALUE(3) Linux Programmer's Manual SEM_GETVALUE(3)
NAME
sem_getvalue - get the value of a semaphore
SYNOPSIS
#include <semaphore.h>
int sem_getvalue(sem_t *restrict sem, int *restrict sval);
Link with -pthread.
DESCRIPTION
sem_getvalue() places the current value of the semaphore pointed to sem into the integer pointed to by sval.
If one or more processes or threads are blocked waiting to lock the semaphore with sem_wait(3), POSIX.1 permits two possibilities for the value returned in sval:
either 0 is returned; or a negative number whose absolute value is the count of the number of processes and threads currently blocked in sem_wait(3). Linux
adopts the former behavior.
RETURN VALUE
sem_getvalue() returns 0 on success; on error, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
EINVAL sem is not a valid semaphore. (The glibc implementation currently does not check whether sem is valid.)
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│sem_getvalue() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
NOTES
The value of the semaphore may already have changed by the time sem_getvalue() returns.
SEE ALSO
sem_post(3), sem_wait(3), sem_overview(7)
Linux 2021-03-22 SEM_GETVALUE(3)