Re: lib/53273: sem_init() with pshared=1 does not actually work

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Subject: Re: lib/53273: sem_init() with pshared=1 does not actually work
From: SODA Noriyuki <soda%NetBSD.org@localhost>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 12:34:10 +0900

>>>>> On Thu, 10 May 2018 12:04:54 +0900, SODA Noriyuki <soda%NetBSD.org@localhost> said:

> Or, just using kernel semid as sem_t may be an option,
> although I'm not sure whether that causes any problem or not.

Currently what ksem_init() returns is just a file descriptor,
and that cannot be shared between processes.
So, not only library, but also kernel has to be changed too.
Thus, the "lib/" category of this PR seems wrong. ;-)

References:
- lib/53273: sem_init() with pshared=1 does not actually work
  - From: soda
- Re: lib/53273: sem_init() with pshared=1 does not actually work
  - From: SODA Noriyuki

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