#!/usr/bin/perl eval 'exec /usr/bin/perl -S $0 ${1+"$@"}' if $running_under_some_shell; require 'sys/ipc.ph'; require 'sys/msg.ph'; $| = 1; $mode = shift; die "usage: ipcmsg {r|s}\n" unless $mode =~ /^[rs]$/; $signal = ($mode eq "s"); $id = semget(0x1234, 1, ($signal ? 0 : &IPC_CREAT) | 0644); die "Can't get semaphore: $!\n" unless defined($id); print "semaphore id: $id\n"; if ($signal) { while () { print "Signalling\n"; unless (semop($id, pack("sss", 0, 1, 0))) { die "Can't signal semaphore: $!\n"; } } } else { $SIG{'INT'} = $SIG{'QUIT'} = "leave"; for (;;) { unless (semop($id, pack("sss", 0, -1, 0))) { die "Can't wait for semaphore: $!\n"; } print "Unblocked\n"; } } &leave; sub leave { if (!$signal) { $x = semctl($id, 0, &IPC_RMID, 0); if (!defined($x) || $x < 0) { die "Can't remove semaphore: $!\n"; } } exit; }