;; may unwind without the lock being held due to timeouts.
(atomic-decf (semaphore-waitcount semaphore)))))))
-(defun try-semaphore (semaphore)
+(defun try-semaphore (semaphore &optional (n 1))
#!+sb-doc
- "Try to decrement the count of SEMAPHORE if the count would not be
-negative. Else return NIL."
- ;; No need for disabling interrupts; the mutex prevents interleaved
- ;; modifications, and we don't leave temporarily inconsistent state
- ;; around.
+ "Try to decrement the count of SEMAPHORE by N. If the count were to
+become negative, punt and return NIL, otherwise return true."
+ (declare (type (integer 1) n))
(with-mutex ((semaphore-mutex semaphore))
- (let ((count (semaphore-%count semaphore)))
- (when (plusp count)
- (setf (semaphore-%count semaphore) (1- count))))))
+ (let ((new-count (- (semaphore-%count semaphore) n)))
+ (when (not (minusp new-count))
+ (setf (semaphore-%count semaphore) new-count)))))
(defun signal-semaphore (semaphore &optional (n 1))
#!+sb-doc