SEMGET(2)

NAME
semget - get set of semaphores

SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/ipc.h>
#include <sys/sem.h>

int semget (key, nsems, semflg)
key_t key;
int nsems, semflg;

DESCRIPTION
Semget returns the semaphore identifier associated with key.

A semaphore identifier and associated data structure and set containing nsems semaphores (see intro(2)) are created for key if one of the following are true:

    Key is equal to IPC_PRIVATE.

    Key does not already have a semaphore identifier associated with it, and (semflg & IPC_CREAT) is ``true''.

Upon creation, the data structure associated with the new semaphore identifier is initialized as follows:

    Sem_perm.cuid, sem_perm.uid, sem_perm.cgid, and sem_perm.gid are set equal to the effective user ID and effective group ID, respectively, of the calling process.

    The low-order 9 bits of sem_perm.mode are set equal to the low-order 9 bits of semflg.

    Sem_nsems is set equal to the value of nsems.

    Sem_otime is set equal to 0 and sem_ctime is set equal to the current time.

Semget will fail if one or more of the following are true:

[EINVAL]
    Nsems is either less than or equal to zero or greater than the system-imposed limit.

[EACCES]
    A semaphore identifier exists for key, but operation permission (see intro(2)) as specified by the low-order 9 bits of semflg would not be granted.

[EINVAL]
    A semaphore identifier exists for key, but the number of semaphores in the set associated with it is less than nsems and nsems is not equal to zero.

[ENOENT]
    A semaphore identifier does not exist for key and (semflg & IPC_CREAT) is ``false''.

[ENOSPC]
    A semaphore identifier is to be created but the system-imposed limit on the maximum number of allowed semaphore identifiers system wide would be exceeded.

[ENOSPC]
    A semaphore identifier is to be created but the system-imposed limit on the maximum number of allowed semaphores system wide would be exceeded.

[EEXIST]
    A semaphore identifier exists for key but ( (semflg & IPC_CREAT) and ( semflg & IPC_EXCL) ) is ``true''.

RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, a non-negative integer, namely a semaphore identifier, is returned. Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.

SEE ALSO
intro(2), semctl(2), semop(2).