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.TH RENDEZVOUS 2 .SH NAME rendezvous \- user level process synchronization .SH SYNOPSIS .B #include <u.h> .br .B #include <libc.h> .PP .B void* rendezvous(void* tag, void* value) .SH DESCRIPTION The rendezvous system call allows two processes to synchronize and exchange a value. In conjunction with the shared memory system calls (see .IR segattach (2) and .IR fork (2)), it enables parallel programs to control their scheduling. .PP Two processes wishing to synchronize call .I rendezvous with a common .IR tag , typically an address in memory they share. One process will arrive at the rendezvous first; it suspends execution until a second arrives. When a second process meets the rendezvous the .I value arguments are exchanged between the processes and returned as the result of the respective .I rendezvous system calls. Both processes are awakened when the rendezvous succeeds. .PP The set of tag values which two processes may use to rendezvous\(emtheir tag space\(emis inherited when a process forks, unless .B RFREND is set in the argument to .BR rfork ; see .IR fork (2). .PP If a rendezvous is interrupted the return value is .BR ~0 , so that value should not be used in normal communication. .SH SOURCE .B /sys/src/libc/9syscall .SH SEE ALSO .IR fork (2), .IR lock (2), .IR segattach (2) .SH DIAGNOSTICS Sets .IR errstr .