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+output, or not at all.
+
+The ioctls on the device file are as follows:
+
+.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_CREATE_SEM
+
+ Create a semaphore object. Takes a pointer to struct
+ :c:type:`ntsync_sem_args`, which is used as follows:
+
+ .. list-table::
+
+ * - ``count``
+ - Initial count of the semaphore.
+ * - ``max``
+ - Maximum count of the semaphore.
+
+ Fails with ``EINVAL`` if ``count`` is greater than ``max``.
+ On success, returns a file descriptor the created semaphore.
+
+.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_CREATE_MUTEX
+
+ Create a mutex object. Takes a pointer to struct
+ :c:type:`ntsync_mutex_args`, which is used as follows:
+
+ .. list-table::
+
+ * - ``count``
+ - Initial recursion count of the mutex.
+ * - ``owner``
+ - Initial owner of the mutex.
+
+ If ``owner`` is nonzero and ``count`` is zero, or if ``owner`` is
+ zero and ``count`` is nonzero, the function fails with ``EINVAL``.
+ On success, returns a file descriptor the created mutex.
+
+.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_CREATE_EVENT
+
+ Create an event object. Takes a pointer to struct
+ :c:type:`ntsync_event_args`, which is used as follows:
+
+ .. list-table::
+
+ * - ``signaled``
+ - If nonzero, the event is initially signaled, otherwise
+ nonsignaled.
+ * - ``manual``
+ - If nonzero, the event is a manual-reset event, otherwise
+ auto-reset.
+
+ On success, returns a file descriptor the created event.
+
+The ioctls on the individual objects are as follows:
+
+.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_SEM_POST
+
+ Post to a semaphore object. Takes a pointer to a 32-bit integer,
+ which on input holds the count to be added to the semaphore, and on
+ output contains its previous count.
+
+ If adding to the semaphore's current count would raise the latter
+ past the semaphore's maximum count, the ioctl fails with
+ ``EOVERFLOW`` and the semaphore is not affected. If raising the
+ semaphore's count causes it to become signaled, eligible threads
+ waiting on this semaphore will be woken and the semaphore's count
+ decremented appropriately.
+
+.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_MUTEX_UNLOCK
+
+ Release a mutex object. Takes a pointer to struct
+ :c:type:`ntsync_mutex_args`, which is used as follows:
+
+ .. list-table::
+
+ * - ``owner``
+ - Specifies the owner trying to release this mutex.
+ * - ``count``
+ - On output, contains the previous recursion count.
+
+ If ``owner`` is zero, the ioctl fails with ``EINVAL``. If ``owner``
+ is not the current owner of the mutex, the ioctl fails with
+ ``EPERM``.
+
+ The mutex's count will be decremented by one. If decrementing the
+ mutex's count causes it to become zero, the mutex is marked as
+ unowned and signaled, and eligible threads waiting on it will be
+ woken as appropriate.
+
+.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_SET_EVENT
+
+ Signal an event object. Takes a pointer to a 32-bit integer, which on
+ output contains the previous state of the event.
+
+ Eligible threads will be woken, and auto-reset events will be
+ designaled appropriately.
+
+.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_RESET_EVENT
+
+ Designal an event object. Takes a pointer to a 32-bit integer, which
+ on output contains the previous state of the event.
+
+.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_PULSE_EVENT
+
+ Wake threads waiting on an event object while leaving it in an
+ unsignaled state. Takes a pointer to a 32-bit integer, which on
+ output contains the previous state of the event.
+
+ A pulse operation can be thought of as a set followed by a reset,
+ performed as a single atomic operation. If two threads are waiting on
+ an auto-reset event which is pulsed, only one will be woken. If two
+ threads are waiting a manual-reset event which is pulsed, both will
+ be woken. However, in both cases, the event will be unsignaled
+ afterwards, and a simultaneous read operation will always report the
+ event as unsignaled.
+
+.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_READ_SEM
+
+ Read the current state of a semaphore object. Takes a pointer to
+ struct :c:type:`ntsync_sem_args`, which is used as follows:
+
+ .. list-table::
+
+ * - ``count``
+ - On output, contains the current count of the semaphore.
+ * - ``max``
+ - On output, contains the maximum count of the semaphore.
+
+.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_READ_MUTEX
+
+ Read the current state of a mutex object. Takes a pointer to struct
+ :c:type:`ntsync_mutex_args`, which is used as follows:
+
+ .. list-table::
+
+ * - ``owner``
+ - On output, contains the current owner of the mutex, or zero
+ if the mutex is not currently owned.
+ * - ``count``
+ - On output, contains the current recursion count of the mutex.
+
+ If the mutex is marked as abandoned, the function fails with
+ ``EOWNERDEAD``. In this case, ``count`` and ``owner`` are set to
+ zero.
+
+.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_READ_EVENT
+
+ Read the current state of an event object. Takes a pointer to struct
+ :c:type:`ntsync_event_args`, which is used as follows:
+
+ .. list-table::
+
+ * - ``signaled``
+ - On output, contains the current state of the event.
+ * - ``manual``
+ - On output, contains 1 if the event is a manual-reset event,
+ and 0 otherwise.
+
+.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_KILL_OWNER
+
+ Mark a mutex as unowned and abandoned if it is owned by the given
+ owner. Takes an input-only pointer to a 32-bit integer denoting the
+ owner. If the owner is zero, the ioctl fails with ``EINVAL``. If the
+ owner does not own the mutex, the function fails with ``EPERM``.
+
+ Eligible threads waiting on the mutex will be woken as appropriate
+ (and such waits will fail with ``EOWNERDEAD``, as described below).
+
+.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_WAIT_ANY
+
+ Poll on any of a list of objects, atomically acquiring at most one.
+ Takes a pointer to struct :c:type:`ntsync_wait_args`, which is
+ used as follows:
+
+ .. list-table::
+
+ * - ``timeout``
+ - Absolute timeout in nanoseconds. If ``NTSYNC_WAIT_REALTIME``
+ is set, the timeout is measured against the REALTIME clock;
+ otherwise it is measured against the MONOTONIC clock. If the
+ timeout is equal to or earlier than the current time, the
+ function returns immediately without sleeping. If ``timeout``
+ is U64_MAX, the function will sleep until an object is
+ signaled, and will not fail with ``ETIMEDOUT``.
+ * - ``objs``
+ - Pointer to an array of ``count`` file descriptors
+ (specified as an integer so that the structure has the same
+ size regardless of architecture). If any object is
+ invalid, the function fails with ``EINVAL``.
+ * - ``count``
+ - Number of objects specified in the ``objs`` array.
+ If greater than ``NTSYNC_MAX_WAIT_COUNT``, the function fails
+ with ``EINVAL``.
+ * - ``owner``
+ - Mutex owner identifier. If any object in ``objs`` is a mutex,
+ the ioctl will attempt to acquire that mutex on behalf of
+ ``owner``. If ``owner`` is zero, the ioctl fails with
+ ``EINVAL``.
+ * - ``index``
+ - On success, contains the index (into ``objs``) of the object
+ which was signaled. If ``alert`` was signaled instead,
+ this contains ``count``.
+ * - ``alert``
+ - Optional event object file descriptor. If nonzero, this

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