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Q30808: MASM 5.10 OS2.DOC: OS/2 Call Summary - Semaphores

Article: Q30808
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.10   | 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_masm
Last Modified: 26-MAY-1988

The following information is from the Microsoft Macro Assembler
Version 5.10 OS2.DOC file.

OS/2 Call Summary
Semaphore constant - INCL_DOSSEMAPHORES

   @DosSemClear - Unconditionally clears a semaphore
   Parameters - SemHandle:D

   @DosSemSet - Unconditionally sets a semaphore
   Parameters - SemHandle:D

   @DosSemWait - Blocks current thread until a specified semaphore is cleared
   Parameters - SemHandle:D, Timeout:D

   @DosSemSetWait - Sets a specified semaphore and blocks current thread
                    until the semaphore is cleared
   Parameters - SemHandle:D, Timeout:D

   @DosSemRequest - Obtains a semaphore
   Parameters - SemHandle:D, Timeout:D

   @DosCreateSem - Creates a system semaphore
   Parameters - NoExclusive:W, SemHandle:PD, SemName:PZ

   @DosOpenSem - Opens a semaphore and assigns it a handle
   Parameters - SemHandle:PD, SemName:PZ

   @DosCloseSem - Closes a system semaphore
   Parameters - SemHandle:D

   @DosMuxSemWait - Blocks the current thread until one or more specified
                    semaphores is cleared
   Parameters - IndexNum:PW, ListAddr:PS, Timeout:D
   Structure - MUXSEMLIST (which contains MUXSEM structures)

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