SDL_Semaphore.3type - Man Page
A means to manage access to a resource, by count, between threads.
Header File
Defined in SDL3/SDL_mutex.h
Synopsis
#include "SDL3/SDL.h" typedef struct SDL_Semaphore SDL_Semaphore;
Description
Semaphores (specifically, "counting semaphores"), let X number of threads request access at the same time, each thread granted access decrementing a counter. When the counter reaches zero, future requests block until a prior thread releases their request, incrementing the counter again.
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Availability
This struct is available since SDL 3.2.0.
Info
SDL 3.2.2 Simple Directmedia Layer SDL3 DATATYPES