Add man pages for the sem_*() functions.

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+.\" Copyright (C) 2000 Jason Evans <jasone@canonware.com>.
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+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.Dd February 15, 2000
+.Dt SEM_GETVALUE 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm sem_getvalue
+.Nd get the value of a semaphore
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd #include <semaphore.h>
+.Ft int
+.Fn sem_getvalue "sem_t *sem" "int *sval"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn sem_getvalue
+function sets the variable pointed to by
+.Fa sval
+to the current value of the semaphore pointed to by
+.Fa sem ,
+as of the time that the call to
+.Fn sem_getvalue
+is actually run.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+If successful,
+.Fn sem_getvalue
+returns 0.  Otherwise, -1 is returned and
+.Va errno
+is set to indicate the type of
+error.
+.Sh ERRORS
+.Fn sem_getvalue
+will fail if:
+.Bl -tag -width Er
+.It Bq Er EINVAL
+.Fa sem
+points to an invalid semaphore.
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr sem_post 3 ,
+.Xr sem_wait 3 ,
+.Xr sem_trywait 3
+.Sh STANDARDS
+.Fn sem_getvalue
+conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1 ANSI/IEEE
+.Pq Dq Tn POSIX
+Std 1003.1 1996 Edition.
+.Pp
+The value of the semaphore is never negative, even if there are threads blocked
+on the semaphore.  POSIX is somewhat ambiguous in its wording with regard to
+what the value of the semaphore should be if there are blocked waiting threads,
+but this behavior is conformant, given the wording of the specification.