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Random man page:  msem_init(2) -- initialize a semaphore in a mapped file or anonymous memory region
msem_init() allocates a new binary semaphore and initializes the state of the new semaphore. sem points to an msemaphore structure in which the state of the semaphore is to be stored. If initial_value is MSEM_LOCKED, the new semaphore is initialized in the locked state. If initial_value is MSEM_UNLOCKED, the new semaphore is initialized in the unlocked state. The msemaphore structure must be locat...
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