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Subject: Re: Pls sanity check my semtimedop(2) implementation
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On Thu, 17 Jul 2008, Michael B Allen wrote:

*snip*

> But I'll keep it in mind for the future. I don't recall why I chose
> System V semaphores originally. I think process-shared semantics in
> the POSIX implementations where not mature at the time. I would love
> to move away from System V semaphores. It's all too easy to leak them
> and trying to clean up on restart is dangerous.

It is my understanding that process-shared is not currently supported at
least in 7.

Does anyone know if there is any intention of this being eventually
supported?  I have needed this in the past but do not need it at the
moment.  It would be nice to have someday.

Sean
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