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@section Semaphores
-described here should be considered
-experimental, subject to API changes without notice.
+Semaphores are among other things useful for keeping track of a
+countable resource, eg. messages in a queue, and sleep when the
+resource is exhausted.
@include struct-sb-thread-semaphore.texinfo
@include fun-sb-thread-make-semaphore.texinfo
-@include fun-sb-thread-semaphore-count.texinfo
-@include fun-sb-thread-semaphore-name.texinfo
@include fun-sb-thread-signal-semaphore.texinfo
-@include fun-sb-thread-try-semaphore.texinfo
@include fun-sb-thread-wait-on-semaphore.texinfo
+@include fun-sb-thread-try-semaphore.texinfo
+@include fun-sb-thread-semaphore-count.texinfo
+@include fun-sb-thread-semaphore-name.texinfo
+
+@include struct-sb-thread-semaphore-notification.texinfo
+@include fun-sb-thread-make-semaphore-notification.texinfo
+@include fun-sb-thread-semaphore-notification-status.texinfo
+@include fun-sb-thread-clear-semaphore-notification.texinfo
@node Waitqueue/condition variables
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