1 /*This is a program to illustrate

2 *the semaphore control, semctl(),

3 *system call capabilities.
4 */

5 /*Include necessary header files.*/

6 #include <stdio.h>
7 #include <sys/types.h>
8 #include <sys/ipc.h>
9 #include <sys/sem.h>

10 /*Start of main C language program*/

11 main()
12 {
13 extern int errno;
14 struct semid_ds semid_ds;
15 int c, i, length;
16 int uid, gid, mode;
17 int retrn, semid, semnum, cmd, choice;
18 ushort semvals[25];
19 union semun {
20 int val;
21 struct semid_ds *buf;
22 ushort *array;
23 } arg;

24 /*Enter the semaphore ID.*/

25 printf("Enter the semid = ");
26 scanf("%d", &semid);

27 /*Choose the desired command.*/

28 printf("\nEnter the number for\n");
29 printf("the desired cmd:\n");
30 printf("GETVAL = 1\n");
31 printf("SETVAL = 2\n");
32 printf("GETPID = 3\n");
33 printf("GETNCNT = 4\n");
34 printf("GETZCNT = 5\n");
35 printf("GETALL = 6\n");
36 printf("SETALL = 7\n");
37 printf("IPC_STAT = 8\n");
38 printf("IPC_SET = 9\n");
39 printf("IPC_RMID = 10\n");
40 printf("Entry = ");
41 scanf("%d", &cmd);

42 /*Check entries.*/
43 printf ("\nsemid =%d, cmd = %d\n\n",
44 semid, cmd);

45 /*Set the command and do the call.*/

46 switch (cmd)
47 {

48 case 1: /*Get a specified value.*/

49 printf("\nEnter the semnum = ");
50 scanf("%d", &semnum);
51 /*Do the system call.*/
52 retrn = semctl(semid, semnum, GETVAL, arg);
53 printf("\nThe semval = %d", retrn);
54 break;
 55 case 2: /*Set a specified value.*/
56 printf("\nEnter the semnum = ");
57 scanf("%d", &semnum);
58 printf("\nEnter the value = ");
59 scanf("%d", &arg.val);
60 /*Do the system call.*/
61 retrn = semctl(semid, semnum, SETVAL, arg);
62 break;
63 case 3: /*Get the process ID.*/
64 retrn = semctl(semid, 0, GETPID, arg);
65 printf("\nThe sempid = %d", retrn);
66 break;
67 case 4: /*Get the number of processes
68 waiting for the semaphore to
69 become greater than its current
70 value.*/
71 printf("\nEnter the semnum = ");
72 scanf("%d", &semnum);
73 /*Do the system call.*/
74 retrn = semctl(semid, semnum, GETNCNT, arg);
75 printf("\nThe semncnt = %d", retrn);
76 break;

77 case 5: /*Get the number of processes

78 waiting for the semaphore
79 value to become zero.*/
80 printf("\nEnter the semnum = ");
81 scanf("%d", &semnum);
82 /*Do the system call.*/
83 retrn = semctl(semid, semnum, GETZCNT, arg);
84 printf("\nThe semzcnt = %d", retrn);
85 break;

86 case 6: /*Get all of the semaphores.*/

87 /*Get the number of semaphores in
88 the semaphore set.*/
89 arg.buf = & semid_ds;
90 retrn = semctl(semid, 0, IPC_STAT, arg);
91 if(retrn == -1)
92 goto ERROR;
93 length = arg.buf->sem_nsems;
94 /*Get and print all semaphores in the
95 specified set.*/
96 arg.array = semvals;
97 retrn = semctl(semid, 0, GETALL, arg);
98 for (i = 0; i < length; i++)
99 {
100 printf("%d", semvals[i]);
101 /*Separate each
102 semaphore.*/
103 printf(" ");
104 }
105 break;

106 case 7: /*Set all semaphores in the set.*/

107 /*Get the number of semaphores in
108 the set.*/
109 arg.buf = & semid_ds;
110 retrn = semctl(semid, 0, IPC_STAT, arg);
111 if(retrn == -1)
112 goto ERROR;
113 length = arg.buf->sem_nsems;
114 printf("Length = %d\n", length);
115 /*Set the semaphore set values.*/
116 printf("\nEnter each value:\n");
117 for(i = 0; i < length ; i++)
118 {
119 scanf("%d", &c);
120 semvals[i] = c;
121 }
122 /*Do the system call.*/
123 arg.array = semvals;
124 retrn = semctl(semid, 0, SETALL, arg);
125 break;

126 case 8: /*Get the status for the semaphore set.*/

127 /*Get and print the current status values.*/
128 arg.buf = & semid_ds;
129 retrn = semctl(semid, 0, IPC_STAT, arg);
130 printf ("\nThe USER ID = %d\n",
131 arg.buf->sem_perm.uid);
132 printf ("The GROUP ID = %d\n",
133 arg.buf->sem_perm.gid);
134 printf ("The operation permissions = 0%o\n",
135 arg.buf->sem_perm.mode);
136 printf ("The number of semaphores in set = %d\n",
137 arg.buf->sem_nsems);
138 printf ("The last semop time = %d\n",
139 arg.buf->sem_otime);
140 printf ("The last change time = %d\n",
141 arg.buf->sem_ctime);
142 break;

143 case 9: /*Select and change the desired

144 member of the data structure.*/
145 /*Get the current status values.*/
146 arg.buf = & semid_ds;
147 retrn = semctl(semid, 0, IPC_STAT, arg.buf);
148 if(retrn == -1)
149 goto ERROR;
150 /*Select the member to change.*/
151 printf("\nEnter the number for the\n");
152 printf("member to be changed:\n");
153 printf("sem_perm.uid = 1\n");
154 printf("sem_perm.gid = 2\n");
155 printf("sem_perm.mode = 3\n");
156 printf("Entry = ");
157 scanf("%d", &choice);
158 switch(choice){

159 case 1: /*Change the user ID.*/

160 printf("\nEnter USER ID = ");
161 scanf ("%d", &uid);
162 arg.buf->sem_perm.uid = uid;
163 printf("\nUSER ID = %d\n",
164 arg.buf->sem_perm.uid);
165 break;

166 case 2: /*Change the group ID.*/

167 printf("\nEnter GROUP ID = ");
168 scanf("%d", &gid);
169 arg.buf->sem_perm.gid = gid;
170 printf("\nGROUP ID = %d\n",
171 arg.buf->sem_perm.gid);
172 break;

173 case 3: /*Change the mode portion of

174 the operation
175 permissions.*/
176 printf("\nEnter MODE in octal = ");
177 scanf("%o", &mode);
178 arg.buf->sem_perm.mode = mode;
179 printf("\nMODE = 0%o\n",
180 arg.buf->sem_perm.mode);
181 break;
182 default: /* Invalid Input */
183 exit(-1);
184 }
185 /*Do the change.*/
186 retrn = semctl(semid, 0, IPC_SET, arg);
187 break;
188 case 10: /*Remove the semid along with its
189 data structure.*/
190 retrn = semctl(semid, 0, IPC_RMID, arg);
191 break;
192 default: /* Invalid Input */
193 exit(-1);
194 }
195 /*Perform the following if the call is unsuccessful.*/
196 if(retrn == -1)
197 {
198 ERROR:
199 printf ("\nThe semctl call failed!, error number = %d\n",
errno);
200 exit(0);
201 }
202 printf ("\n\nThe semctl system call was successful\n");
203 printf ("for semid = %d\n", semid);
204 exit (0);
205 }