sem_init Return Values

sem_init() returns zero after completing successfully. Any other return value indicates that an error occurred. When any of the following conditions occurs, the function fails and returns the corresponding value.

EINVAL

Description:

The value argument exceeds SEM_VALUE_MAX .

ENOSPC

Description:

A resource that is required to initialize the semaphore has been exhausted. The limit on semaphores SEM_NSEMS_MAX has been reached.

EPERM

Description:

The process lacks the appropriate privileges to initialize the semaphore.