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+// Copyright 2014 Citra Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "common/common_types.h"
+
+#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+
+namespace Kernel {
+
+/**
+ * Creates a semaphore.
+ * @param handle Pointer to the handle of the newly created object
+ * @param initial_count Number of slots reserved for other threads
+ * @param max_count Maximum number of slots the semaphore can have
+ * @param name Optional name of semaphore
+ * @return ResultCode of the error
+ */
+ResultCode CreateSemaphore(Handle* handle, s32 initial_count, s32 max_count, const std::string& name = "Unknown");
+
+/**
+ * Releases a certain number of slots from a semaphore.
+ * @param count The number of free slots the semaphore had before this call
+ * @param handle The handle of the semaphore to release
+ * @param release_count The number of slots to release
+ * @return ResultCode of the error
+ */
+ResultCode ReleaseSemaphore(s32* count, Handle handle, s32 release_count);
+
+} // namespace