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FUTEX_FD(2const)                                         FUTEX_FD(2const)
       FUTEX_FD - create a file descriptor associated with a futex
       Standard C library (libc, -lc)
       #include <linux/futex.h>  /* Definition of FUTEX_* constants */
       #include <sys/syscall.h>  /* Definition of SYS_* constants */
       #include <unistd.h>
       [[deprecated]]
       long syscall(SYS_futex, uint32_t *uaddr, FUTEX_FD, uint32_t val);
       This operation creates a file descriptor that is associated with
       the futex at uaddr.  The caller must close the returned file
       descriptor after use.
       When another process or thread performs a FUTEX_WAKE(2const) on
       the futex word, the file descriptor indicates as being readable
       with select(2), poll(2), and epoll(7)
       The file descriptor can be used to obtain asynchronous
       notifications: if val is nonzero, then, when another process or
       thread executes a FUTEX_WAKE(2const), the caller will receive the
       signal number that was passed in val.
       On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.
       On success, FUTEX_FD Returns the new file descriptor associated
       with the futex.
       See futex(2).
       EINVAL The signal number supplied in val is invalid.
       ENFILE The system-wide limit on the total number of open files has
              been reached.
       Linux.
       From Linux 2.6.0 up to and including Linux 2.6.25.
       Because it was inherently racy, FUTEX_FD has been removed from
       Linux 2.6.26 onward.
       futex(2)
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