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This chapter describes the NSPR API for using interprocess communication
semaphores.

NSPR provides an interprocess communication mechanism using a counting
semaphore model similar to that which is provided in Unix and Windows
platforms.

.. note::

   **Note:** See also `Named Shared Memory <Named_Shared_Memory>`__

-  `IPC Semaphore Functions <#IPC_Semaphore_Functions>`__

.. _IPC_Semaphore_Functions:

IPC Semaphore Functions
-----------------------

 - :ref:`PR_OpenSemaphore`
 - :ref:`PR_WaitSemaphore`
 - :ref:`PR_PostSemaphore`
 - :ref:`PR_CloseSemaphore`
 - :ref:`PR_DeleteSemaphore`