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* Code listing from "Advanced Linux Programming," by CodeSourcery LLC *
* Copyright (C) 2001 by New Riders Publishing *
* See COPYRIGHT for license information. *
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/* Wait on a binary semaphore. Block until the semaphore value is
positive, then decrement it by one. */
int binary_semaphore_wait (int semid)
{
struct sembuf operations[1];
/* Use the first (and only) semaphore. */
operations[0].sem_num = 0;
/* Decrement by 1. */
operations[0].sem_op = -1;
/* Permit undo'ing. */
operations[0].sem_flg = SEM_UNDO;
return semop (semid, operations, 1);
}
/* Post to a binary semaphore: increment its value by one. This
returns immediately. */
int binary_semaphore_post (int semid)
{
struct sembuf operations[1];
/* Use the first (and only) semaphore. */
operations[0].sem_num = 0;
/* Increment by 1. */
operations[0].sem_op = 1;
/* Permit undo'ing. */
operations[0].sem_flg = SEM_UNDO;
return semop (semid, operations, 1);
}