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From: Muttley@dastardlyhq.com
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Subject: Re: counting_semaphore question
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:00:20 -0000 (UTC)
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On Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:25:07 +0100
Ben Bacarisse <ben@bsb.me.uk> boringly babbled:
>Muttley@dastardlyhq.com writes:
>> Sorry, I still don't get it. What do you mean by maximum counter?
>
>You might want to consider who you are talking to.

I guess so.

>The template parameter M is very different and rather unusual.  It is,

And very poorly explained in all the online documentation.

>But this "limit" is not enforced other than by making the behaviour
>undefined when it is exceeded.  Pre-conditions on the operations state

Clang seems to ignore it. You can call release() as much as you like and
it'll just keep increasing the counter.