Defect in XBD semget

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        Defect report from : Marc Rochkind , -

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Problem:

Edition of Specification (Year): 2003

Defect code :  1. Error

Spec says "The data structure associated with each semaphore in the set shall 
not be initialized."

Is this an intentional use of the word "shall?" How can it be implemented--what 
if the programming language system initializes all variables? How can 
conformance be checked? And, why would an application care?

Action:

Change wording to indicate that an implementation is not required to 
initialize. Perhaps this is as simple as changing "shall" to "may."