[issue10978] Add optional argument to Semaphore.release for releasing multiple threads

[Josh Rosenberg]

Josh Rosenberg added the comment:

Never know whether to comment on issue itself, but just in case:

There are issues with the patch when n < 0 is passed, as n is not sanity checked, which would break the Semaphore invariant (value must be >= 0). n == 0 is also a weird value, but harmless if passed; release(0) would acquire and release the lock but otherwise act as a noop.

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