SEM_DESTROY
Updated: 2015-08-08
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NAME
sem_destroy - destroy an unnamed semaphoreSYNOPSIS
#include <semaphore.h> int sem_destroy(sem_t *sem);
Link with -pthread.
DESCRIPTION
sem_destroy() destroys the unnamed semaphore at the address pointed to by sem.Only a semaphore that has been initialized by sem_init(3) should be destroyed using sem_destroy().
Destroying a semaphore that other processes or threads are currently blocked on (in sem_wait(3)) produces undefined behavior.
Using a semaphore that has been destroyed produces undefined results, until the semaphore has been reinitialized using sem_init(3).
RETURN VALUE
sem_destroy() returns 0 on success; on error, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.ERRORS
- EINVAL
- sem is not a valid semaphore.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).Interface | Attribute | Value |
sem_destroy() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.NOTES
An unnamed semaphore should be destroyed with sem_destroy() before the memory in which it is located is deallocated. Failure to do this can result in resource leaks on some implementations.SEE ALSO
sem_init(3), sem_post(3), sem_wait(3), sem_overview(7)COLOPHON
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Index
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- RETURN VALUE
- ERRORS
- ATTRIBUTES
- CONFORMING TO
- NOTES
- SEE ALSO
- COLOPHON