From da041b8ec0cfb1a70146e7f16459282f518bded6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rpj Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:33:10 +0000 Subject: sem_getvalue can now return number of waiters --- sem_getvalue.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'sem_getvalue.c') diff --git a/sem_getvalue.c b/sem_getvalue.c index be80bea..eb6e6af 100644 --- a/sem_getvalue.c +++ b/sem_getvalue.c @@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ sem_getvalue (sem_t * sem, int *sval) * ------------------------------------------------------ * DOCPUBLIC * This function stores the current count value of the - * semaphore. + * semaphore. If the count is negative, it's absolute + * value is the number of threads currently waiting on + * the semaphore. * RESULTS * * Return value -- cgit v1.2.3