> I'm using several semaphores (max val 1) for IPC:

> hnd = CreateSemaphore (NULL, 1, 1, "SEM-1");
> ....
> result = WaitForSingleObject(hnd, INFINITE);

> If a process is killed or stopped while it holds the semaphore (val=0),
the
> semaphore is not incremented by Windows (process cleanup ?).

> Doesn't windows cleanup (increment semaphore by process' descrements) on
> process termination ?

> I'm using Windows XP, 2000, 2003 Server, each process is a "console
> Application" developed with VC++ 6.0.
> Each assistance is welcome and appreciated.
> Thanx a lot.

> Instead of using a semaphore with count 1, use a mutex, because
> WAIT_ABANDONED will be returned in the event that the mutex-holder is
> terminated.

> A semaphore is not "held" like a mutex is held.  It is just a
> waitable-atomic-counter.

> "nrieger" <nrie...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A77D8544-DD8F-4EC6-A6B9-565B6C0158D3@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,

> > I'm using several semaphores (max val 1) for IPC:

> > hnd = CreateSemaphore (NULL, 1, 1, "SEM-1");
> > ....
> > result = WaitForSingleObject(hnd, INFINITE);

> > If a process is killed or stopped while it holds the semaphore (val=0),
> the
> > semaphore is not incremented by Windows (process cleanup ?).

> > Doesn't windows cleanup (increment semaphore by process' descrements) on
> > process termination ?

> > I'm using Windows XP, 2000, 2003 Server, each process is a "console
> > Application" developed with VC++ 6.0.
> > Each assistance is welcome and appreciated.
> > Thanx a lot.