''

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sem_init.c b/sem_init.c
index 3bb2a45..647ba18 100644
--- a/sem_init.c
+++ b/sem_init.c
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ sem_init (sem_t * sem, int pshared, unsigned int value)
       *              0               successfully created semaphore,
       *              -1              failed, error in errno
       * ERRNO
-      *              EINVAL          'sem' is not a valid semaphore,
+      *              EINVAL          'sem' is not a valid semaphore, or
+      *                              'value' >= _POSIX_SEM_VALUE_MAX
       *              ENOMEM          out of memory,
       *              ENOSPC          a required resource has been exhausted,
       *              ENOSYS          semaphores are not supported,
@@ -92,6 +93,10 @@ sem_init (sem_t * sem, int pshared, unsigned int value)
        */
       result = EPERM;
     }
+  else if (value > (unsigned int)_POSIX_SEM_VALUE_MAX)
+    {
+      result = EINVAL;
+    }
   else
     {
       s = (sem_t) calloc (1, sizeof (*s));