SYNOPSIS
#include <semaphore.h>
int sem_init(sem_t *sem, int pshared, unsigned int value);
//初始化信號量
int sem_wait(sem_t * sem);
//等待信號,獲取擁有權(quán)
int sem_trywait(sem_t * sem);
int sem_post(sem_t * sem);
//發(fā)出信號即釋放擁有權(quán)
int sem_getvalue(sem_t * sem, int * sval);
int sem_destroy(sem_t * sem);
//注銷信號量,在linux中其本質(zhì)是沒有任何作用的，它不做任何事情。
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents POSIX 1003.1b semaphores, not to be confused with SystemV semaphores as described in ipc(5),
semctl(2) and semop(2).
Semaphores are counters for resources shared between threads. The basic operations on semaphores are: increment the
counter atomically, and wait until the counter is non-null and decrement it atomically.
//信號量是在多線程環(huán)境中共享資源的計數(shù)器。對信號量的基本操作無非有三個：對信號量的增加；然后阻塞線程等待，直到信號量不為空才返回；然后就是對信號量的減少。
// 在編程中，信號量最常用的方式就是一個線程A使用sem_wait阻塞，因為此時信號量計數(shù)為0，直到另外一個線程B發(fā)出信號post后，信號量計數(shù)加 1，此時，線程A得到了信號，信號量的計數(shù)為1不為空，所以就從sem_wait返回了，然后信號量的計數(shù)又減1變?yōu)榱恪?br style="line-height: normal !important; " /> sem_init initializes the semaphore object pointed to by sem. The count associated with the semaphore is set initially to
value. The pshared argument indicates whether the semaphore is local to the current process ( pshared is zero) or is to
be shared between several processes ( pshared is not zero). LinuxThreads currently does not support process-shared
semaphores, thus sem_init always returns with error ENOSYS if pshared is not zero.
//在使用信號量之前，我們必須初始化信號。第三個參數(shù)通常設(shè)置為零，初始化信號的計數(shù)為0，這樣第一次使用sem_wait的時候會因為信號計數(shù)為0而等待，直到在其他地方信號量post了才返回。除非你明白你在干什么，否則不要將第三個參數(shù)設(shè)置為大于0的數(shù)。
//第二個參數(shù)是用在進程之間的數(shù)據(jù)共享標志，如果僅僅使用在當前進程中，設(shè)置為0。如果要在多個進程之間使用該信號，設(shè)置為非零。但是在Linux線程中，暫時還不支持進程之間的信號共享，所以第二個參數(shù)說了半天等于白說，必須設(shè)置為0.否則將返回ENOSYS錯誤。
sem_wait suspends the calling thread until the semaphore pointed to by sem has non-zero count. It then atomically
decreases the semaphore count.
//當信號的計數(shù)為零的時候，sem_wait將休眠掛起當前調(diào)用線程，直到信號量計數(shù)不為零。在sem_wait返回后信號量計數(shù)將自動減1.
sem_trywait is a non-blocking variant of sem_wait. If the semaphore pointed to by sem has non-zero count, the count is
atomically decreased and sem_trywait immediately returns 0. If the semaphore count is zero, sem_trywait immediately
returns with error EAGAIN.
//sem_trywait是一個立即返回函數(shù)，不會因為任何事情阻塞。根據(jù)其返回值得到不同的信息。如果返回值為0，說明信號量在該函數(shù)調(diào)用之前大于0，但是調(diào)用之后會被該函數(shù)自動減1.至于調(diào)用之后是否為零則不得而知了。如果返回值為EAGAIN說明信號量計數(shù)為0。
sem_post atomically increases the count of the semaphore pointed to by sem. This function never blocks and can safely be
used in asynchronous signal handlers.
//解除信號量等待限制。讓信號量計數(shù)加1.該函數(shù)會立即返回不等待。
sem_getvalue stores in the location pointed to by sval the current count of the semaphore sem.
//獲得當前信號量計數(shù)的值。
sem_destroy destroys a semaphore object, freeing the resources it might hold. No threads should be waiting on the
semaphore at the time sem_destroy is called. In the LinuxThreads implementation, no resources are associated with
semaphore objects, thus sem_destroy actually does nothing except checking that no thread is waiting on the semaphore.
// 銷毀信號量對象，釋放信號量內(nèi)部資源。然而在linux的線程中，其實是沒有任何資源關(guān)聯(lián)到信號量對象需要釋放的，因此在linux中，銷毀信號量對象的 作用僅僅是測試是否有線程因為該信號量在等待。如果函數(shù)返回0說明沒有，正常注銷信號量，如果返回EBUSY，說明還有線程正在等待該信號量的信號。
CANCELLATION
sem_wait is a cancellation point.
ASYNC-SIGNAL SAFETY
On processors supporting atomic compare-and-swap (Intel 486, Pentium and later, Alpha, PowerPC, MIPS II, Motorola 68k),
the sem_post function is async-signal safe and can therefore be called from signal handlers. This is the only thread syn-
chronization function provided by POSIX threads that is async-signal safe.
On the Intel 386 and the Sparc, the current LinuxThreads implementation of sem_post is not async-signal safe by lack of
the required atomic operations.
//現(xiàn)在sem_post被POSIX所規(guī)范，當它改變信號量計數(shù)器值的時候是線程安全的。
RETURN VALUE
The sem_wait and sem_getvalue functions always return 0. All other semaphore functions return 0 on success and -1 on
error, in addition to writing an error code in errno.
//通常返回值往往都為0，表示成功，如果有誤將返回-1，并且將錯誤的代碼號賦值給errno。
ERRORS
The sem_init function sets errno to the following codes on error:
//sem_init失敗時，常見錯誤有:
EINVAL value exceeds the maximal counter value SEM_VALUE_MAX
//第三個參數(shù)value值超過了系統(tǒng)能夠承受的最大值SEM_VALUE_MAX.
ENOSYS pshared is not zero
//你將第二參數(shù)設(shè)置為了非零，如果是linux系統(tǒng)，請將第二個參數(shù)設(shè)置為零
The sem_trywait function sets errno to the following error code on error:
EAGAIN the semaphore count is currently 0
The sem_post function sets errno to the following error code on error:
ERANGE after incrementation, the semaphore value would exceed SEM_VALUE_MAX (the semaphore count is left unchanged
in this case)
//信號量的計數(shù)超過了系統(tǒng)能夠承受的最大值SEM_VALUE_MAX。
The sem_destroy function sets errno to the following error code on error:
EBUSY some threads are currently blocked waiting on the semaphore.
//某些線程正在使用該信號量等待。
其實線程臨界區(qū)可以使用信號量來實現(xiàn)，將信號量的信號初始化為1，然后在臨界區(qū)使用完畢后再置信號量為1我們就可以輕松實現(xiàn)mutex了。
具體實現(xiàn)，自己慢慢琢磨一下吧。