Counting semaphores?

Article View: comp.os.os2.programmer

Article #1592

Back to comp.os.os2.programmer Previous Next

#1592

From: Anthony Thomas Green
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 1990 20:38

10 lines
662 bytes

I have a question regarding the use of semaphores. 

Is it possible to set up a system semaphore that must be cleared as many
times as it has been set in order for a waiting thread to become
runnable?

ATdhvaannkcse

Anthony Green
green@ai.toronto.edu

Technical Details

Message-ID: <90Oct26.163804edt.8236@orasis.vis.toronto.edu>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!cs.utexas.edu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!orasis.vis.toronto.edu!green

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!cs.utexas.edu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!orasis.vis.toronto.edu!green
From: green@vis.toronto.edu (Anthony Thomas Green)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer
Subject: Counting semaphores?
Message-ID: <90Oct26.163804edt.8236@orasis.vis.toronto.edu>
Date: 26 Oct 90 20:38:18 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Lines: 10