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SEM_TIMEDWAIT(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual SEM_TIMEDWAIT(3)
NAME
sem_timedwait, sem_clockwait_np - lock a semaphore
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <semaphore.h>
#include <time.h>
int
sem_timedwait(sem_t * restrict sem,
const struct timespec * restrict abs_timeout);
int
sem_clockwait_np(sem_t * restrict sem, clockid_t clock_id, int flags,
const struct timespec * rqtp, struct timespec * rmtp);
DESCRIPTION
The sem_timedwait() function locks the semaphore referenced by sem, as in
the sem_wait(3) function. However, if the semaphore cannot be locked
without waiting for another process or thread to unlock the semaphore by
performing a sem_post(3) function, this wait will be terminated when the
specified timeout expires.
The timeout will expire when the absolute time specified by abs_timeout
passes, as measured by the clock on which timeouts are based (that is,
when the value of that clock equals or exceeds abs_timeout), or if the
absolute time specified by abs_timeout has already been passed at the
time of the call.
Note that the timeout is based on the CLOCK_REALTIME clock.
The validity of the abs_timeout is not checked if the semaphore can be
locked immediately.
The sem_clockwait_np() function is a more flexible variant of
sem_timedwait(). The clock_id parameter specifies the reference clock.
If the flags parameter contains TIMER_ABSTIME, then the requested timeout
(rqtp) is an absolute timeout; otherwise, the timeout is relative. If
this function fails with EINTR and the timeout is relative, a non-NULL
rmtp will be updated to contain the amount of time remaining in the
interval (the requested time minus the time actually slept). An absolute
timeout has no effect on rmtp. A single structure can be used for both
rqtp and rmtp.
RETURN VALUES
These functions return zero if the calling process successfully performed
the semaphore lock operation on the semaphore designated by sem. If the
call was unsuccessful, the state of the semaphore is unchanged, and the
function returns a value of -1 and sets the global variable errno to
indicate the error.
ERRORS
These functions will fail if:
[EINVAL] The sem argument does not refer to a valid semaphore,
[EINTR] A signal interrupted this function.
SEE ALSO
sem_post(3), sem_trywait(3), sem_wait(3)
STANDARDS
The sem_timedwait() function conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2004
("POSIX.1"). The sem_clockwait_np() function is not specified by any
standard; it exists only on FreeBSD at the time of this writing.
HISTORY
The sem_timedwait() function first appeared in FreeBSD 5.0. The
sem_clockwait_np() function first appeared in FreeBSD 11.1.
FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE May 24, 2017 FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE