Struct Semaphore
A synchronization semaphore.
struct Semaphore
;
A synchronization semaphore which can be used to synchronize multiple Threads. Initialized to zero on creation. Be careful to avoid deadlocks. For a binary version, see Mutex.
Methods
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post
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Lowers the Semaphore, allowing one more thread in. Returns constant OK on success, constant ERR_BUSY otherwise.
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wait
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Tries to wait for the Semaphore, if its value is zero, blocks until non-zero. Returns constant OK on success, constant ERR_BUSY otherwise.
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