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.Dd May 3, 2011
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.Dt SEM 4
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm sem
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.Nd POSIX semaphores
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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To compile this driver into the kernel,
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place the following lines in your
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kernel configuration file:
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.Bd -ragged -offset indent
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.Cd "options P1003_1B_SEMAPHORES"
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Alternatively, to load the driver as a
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module at boot time, place the following line in
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.Xr loader.conf 5 :
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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sem_load="YES"
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.Ed
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.Pp
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.Dl "kldload sem"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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facility provides system calls used by the standard C library
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.Pq Pa libc
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to implement
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.Tn POSIX
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semaphores.
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This facility offers support for such functions as
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.Fn sem_init
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and
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.Fn sem_wait .
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It is available both as a kernel option for static inclusion and as a
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dynamic kernel module.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr sem_destroy 3 ,
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.Xr sem_getvalue 3 ,
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.Xr sem_init 3 ,
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.Xr sem_open 3 ,
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.Xr sem_post 3 ,
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.Xr sem_wait 3 ,
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.Xr config 8 ,
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.Xr kldload 8 ,
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.Xr kldunload 8
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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facility appeared in
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.Fx 5.0 .
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