semaphore-id OpenVMS usage identifier type longword (unsigned) access read only mechanism by reference Identifier of the semaphore. The semaphore-id argument is the address of an unsigned longword containing the identifier. semaphore-maximum OpenVMS usage word_signed type word (signed) access read only mechanism by reference New maximum value of the semaphore. The semaphore-maximum argument is the address of a signed word containing the maximum value. This value must be nonnegative.