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11<H1>OSInitSemaphore</H1>
12<H2>C Specification</H2>
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15<PRE><CODE>#include &lt;revolution/os.h&gt;</CODE></PRE>
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17<PRE><CODE>void OSInitSemaphore( OSSemaphore* sem, s32 count );</CODE></PRE>
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19<H2>Arguments</H2>
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23<TD width="120" bgcolor="#ffffe8"><I><B><CODE><STRONG><EM><CODE>sem</CODE></EM></STRONG></CODE></B></I></TD>
24<TD width="520">Pointer to a semaphore.</TD>
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27<TD width="120" bgcolor="#ffffe8"><I><B><CODE><STRONG><EM><code>count</code></EM></STRONG></CODE></B></I></TD>
28<TD width="520">Initial semaphore count.&nbsp;</TD>
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32<H2>Return Values</H2>
33<P>None.</P>
34<H2>Description</H2>
35<P>Initializes semaphores. <STRONG><EM><code>count</code></EM></STRONG> specifies the initial value of the semaphore count. Although <STRONG><EM><code>count</code></EM></STRONG> can be a negative value, it should usually be &#x2265; 0.</P>
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37<H2>See Also</H2>
38<P><a href="../toc.html#Thread" target="contents">Thread Functions</a>, <a href="../toc.html#ThreadSynchronization" target="contents">Thread Synchronization Functions</a></P>
39<H2>Revision History</H2>
40<P>2006/03/01 Initial version.</P>
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