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+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
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+>sig_sem</TT
+>(
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+><I
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+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>wai_sem</TT
+>(
+ ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>semid</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
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+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>preq_sem</TT
+>(
+ ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>semid</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>twai_sem</TT
+>(
+ ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>semid,</I
+></SPAN
+> TMO <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>tmout</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>ref_sem</TT
+>(
+ T_RSEM *<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>pk_rsem ,</I
+></SPAN
+> ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>semid</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>set_flg</TT
+>(
+ ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>flgid,</I
+></SPAN
+> UINT <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>setptn</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>clr_flg</TT
+>(
+ ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>flgid,</I
+></SPAN
+> UINT <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>clrptn</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>wai_flg</TT
+>(
+ UINT *<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>p_flgptn,</I
+></SPAN
+> ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>flgid ,</I
+></SPAN
+>
+ UINT <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>waiptn ,</I
+></SPAN
+> UINT <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>wfmode</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>pol_flg</TT
+>(
+ UINT *<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>p_flgptn,</I
+></SPAN
+> ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>flgid ,</I
+></SPAN
+>
+ UINT <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>waiptn ,</I
+></SPAN
+> UINT <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>wfmode</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>twai_flg</TT
+>(
+ UINT *<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>p_flgptn</I
+></SPAN
+> ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>flgid ,</I
+></SPAN
+>
+ UINT <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>waiptn ,</I
+></SPAN
+> UINT <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>wfmode,</I
+></SPAN
+> TMO <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>tmout</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>ref_flg</TT
+>(
+ T_RFLG *<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>pk_rflg,</I
+></SPAN
+> ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>flgid</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>snd_msg</TT
+>(
+ ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>mbxid,</I
+></SPAN
+> T_MSG <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>*pk_msg</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>rcv_msg</TT
+>(
+ T_MSG **<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>ppk_msg,</I
+></SPAN
+> ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>mbxid</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>prcv_msg</TT
+>(
+ T_MSG **<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>ppk_msg,</I
+></SPAN
+> ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>mbxid</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>trcv_msg</TT
+>(
+ T_MSG **<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>ppk_msg,</I
+></SPAN
+> ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>mbxid ,</I
+></SPAN
+> TMO <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>tmout</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>ref_mbx</TT
+>(
+ T_RMBX *<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>pk_rmbx,</I
+></SPAN
+> ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>mbxid</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><P
+>The following functions are supported in this release (with
+some restrictions) if enabled with the appropriate configuration
+option for the object type (for example
+<TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>CYGPKG_UITRON_SEMAS_CREATE_DELETE</TT
+>):</P
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>cre_sem</TT
+>(
+ ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>semid,</I
+></SPAN
+> T_CSEM *<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>pk_csem</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>del_sem</TT
+>(
+ ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>semid</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>cre_flg</TT
+>(
+ ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>flgid,</I
+></SPAN
+> T_CFLG *<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>pk_cflg</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>del_flg</TT
+>(
+ ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>flgid</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>cre_mbx</TT
+>(
+ ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>mbxid,</I
+></SPAN
+> T_CMBX *<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>pk_cmbx</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>ER <TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>del_mbx</TT
+>(
+ ID <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>mbxid</I
+></SPAN
+> )</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><P
+>In general the queueing order when waiting on a synchronization
+object depends on the underlying kernel configuration. The multi-level
+queue scheduler is required for strict µITRON
+conformance and it queues tasks in FIFO order, so requests to create
+an object with priority queueing of tasks (<TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>pk_cxxx->xxxatr = TA_TPRI</TT
+>)
+are rejected with E_RSATR. Additional undefined bits in
+the attributes fields must be zero. </P
+><P
+>In general, extended information (pk_cxxx->exinf)
+is ignored. </P
+><P
+>For semaphores, the initial semaphore count (pk_csem->isemcnt)
+is supported; the new semaphore's count is set. The maximum
+count is not supported, and is not in fact defined in type pk_csem. </P
+><P
+>For flags, multiple tasks are allowed to wait. Because single
+task waiting is a subset of this, the W bit (TA_WMUL) of
+the flag attributes is ignored; all other bits must be zero. The
+initial flag value is supported. </P
+><P
+>For mailboxes, the buffer count is defined statically by kernel
+configuration option
+<TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>CYGNUM_KERNEL_SYNCH_MBOX_QUEUE_SIZE</TT
+>;
+therefore the buffer count field is not supported and is not in
+fact defined in type pk_cmbx. Queueing of messages is FIFO
+ordered only, so TA_MPRI (in pk_cmbx->mbxatr)
+is not supported. </P
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H2
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="AEN13716">Error checking</H2
+><P
+>The following conditions are only checked for, and only return
+errors if
+<TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>CYGSEM_UITRON_BAD_PARAMS_RETURN_ERRORS</TT
+>
+is enabled:</P
+><P
+></P
+><UL
+><LI
+><P
+>invalid object id; less than 1 or greater than
+<TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>CYGNUM_UITRON_TASKS/SEMAS/MBOXES</TT
+>
+as appropriate returns E_ID</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>dispatching is enabled in any call which can sleep, or
+E_CTX</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>tmout must be positive, otherwise E_PAR</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>pk_cxxx pointers in
+<TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>cre_xxx()</TT
+>
+ must be valid pointers, or E_PAR</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>return value pointer in
+<TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>ref_xxx()</TT
+>
+ is valid pointer, or E_PAR</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>flag wait pattern must be non-zero, and mode must be valid,
+or E_PAR</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>return value pointer in flag wait calls is a valid pointer,
+or E_PAR</P
+></LI
+></UL
+><P
+>The following conditions are checked for, and can return error
+codes, regardless of the setting of
+<TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>CYGSEM_UITRON_BAD_PARAMS_RETURN_ERRORS</TT
+>
+:</P
+><P
+></P
+><UL
+><LI
+><P
+>When create and delete functions
+<TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>cre_xxx()</TT
+>
+ and
+<TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>del_xxx()</TT
+>
+ are supported, all calls which use a valid object ID number check
+that the object exists. If not, E_NOEXS is returned.</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>In create functions
+<TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>cre_xxx()</TT
+>
+, when supported, if the object already exists, then E_OBJ</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>In any call which can sleep, such as
+<TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>twai_sem()</TT
+>
+: return codes E_TMOUT, E_RLWAI, E_DLT
+or of course E_OK are returned depending on the reason
+for terminating the sleep</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>In polling functions such as
+<TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>preq_sem()</TT
+>
+return codes E_TMOUT or E_OK are returned depending
+on the state of the synchronization object</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>In creation functions, the attributes must be compatible
+with the selected underlying kernel configuration: in
+<TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>cre_sem()</TT
+>
+ <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>pk_csem->sematr</TT
+>
+ must be equal to
+<TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>TA_TFIFO</TT
+>
+ else E_RSATR.</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>In
+<TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>cre_flg()</TT
+>
+ <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>pk_cflg->flgatr</TT
+>
+ must be either
+<TT
+CLASS="VARNAME"
+>TA_WMUL</TT
+>
+ or
+<TT
+CLASS="VARNAME"
+>TA_WSGL</TT
+>
+ else <TT
+CLASS="VARNAME"
+>E_RSATR</TT
+>.</P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+>In
+<TT
+CLASS="FUNCTION"
+>cre_mbx()</TT
+>
+
+<TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>pk_cmbx->mbxatr</TT
+>
+ must be
+<TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>TA_TFIFO + TA_MFIFO</TT
+>
+ else E_RSATR.</P
+></LI
+></UL
+></DIV
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