System.Posix.Semaphore

POSIX named semaphore support.

Documentation

data OpenSemFlags Source #

Constructors

OpenSemFlags 

Fields

  • semCreate :: Bool

    If true, create the semaphore if it does not yet exist.

  • semExclusive :: Bool

    If true, throw an exception if the semaphore already exists.

data Semaphore Source #

semOpen :: String -> OpenSemFlags -> FileMode -> Int -> IO Semaphore Source #

Open a named semaphore with the given name, flags, mode, and initial value.

semUnlink :: String -> IO () Source #

Delete the semaphore with the given name.

semWait :: Semaphore -> IO () Source #

Lock the semaphore, blocking until it becomes available. Since this is done through a system call, this will block the *entire runtime*, not just the current thread. If this is not the behaviour you want, use semThreadWait instead.

semTryWait :: Semaphore -> IO Bool Source #

Attempt to lock the semaphore without blocking. Immediately return False if it is not available.

semThreadWait :: Semaphore -> IO () Source #

Poll the semaphore until it is available, then lock it. Unlike semWait, this will block only the current thread rather than the entire process.

semPost :: Semaphore -> IO () Source #

Unlock the semaphore.

semGetValue :: Semaphore -> IO Int Source #

Return the semaphore's current value.