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Subject: Posix Semaphore implementation
From: Marc D Bumble <marc_bumble@cpinternet.com>
Date: 06 Mar 2003 23:25:12 -0500
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What is the best approach for using semaphores which are shared across
multiple  processes under  Linux?  Are  SysV semaphores  the currently
accepted  best alternative,  or  is there  another preferred  approach
instead of sem_init()?

Thanks,

Marc

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