rt_sem_trywait(2)

rt_sem_trywait2

Semaphore 'wait' operation (without blocking)

Usage

#define MODULE
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/version.h>
#include <linux/errno.h>
#include rt_ipc.h

int rt_sem_trywait(rt_sem_t *sem);

Overview

rt_sem_wait is the semaphore wait (sometimes known as 'take' or 'P') operation. Unlike rt_sem_wait, rt_sem_trywait returns immediately whether or not the semaphore is available. sem points to the structure used in the call to rt_sem_create.

Return value

On success, 0 is returned. On failure, a negative value is returned as described below.

Errors

-EAGAIN

the semaphore is not currently available.

-EINVAL

sem does not point to a valid rt_sem_t.

Author

Jerry Epplin <[email protected]>

From rtlinux 2.0rel-1 in Debian 2.2 (Potato). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.