Arguments

 

barrier-id

   OpenVMS usage identifier
   type          longword (unsigned)
   access        read only
   mechanism     by reference
   Identifier of the specified event. The barrier-id argument is the
   address of an unsigned longword containing the identifier.

   Barrier-id is returned by PPL$CREATE_BARRIER.
 

quorum

   OpenVMS usage word_signed
   type          word (signed)
   access        write only
   mechanism     by reference
   Number of participants required to terminate a wait for this
   barrier. The quorum argument is the address of a signed word
   containing the quorum value. This argument returns the current
   quorum value that you set with PPL$CREATE_BARRIER, PPL$SET_
   QUORUM, or PPL$ADJUST_QUORUM.
 

waiters

   OpenVMS usage word_signed
   type          word (signed)
   access        write only
   mechanism     by reference
   Number of participants currently waiting at this barrier. The
   waiters argument is the address of a signed word containing the
   number of waiting participants.