Expose Semaphore::MAX_PERMITS and document it

tokio-util/src/sync/poll_semaphore.rs

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl PollSemaphore {
 
     /// Adds `n` new permits to the semaphore.
     ///
-    /// The maximum number of permits is `usize::MAX >> 3`, and this function
+    /// The maximum number of permits is [`Semaphore::MAX_PERMITS`], and this function
     /// will panic if the limit is exceeded.
     ///
     /// This is equivalent to the [`Semaphore::add_permits`] method on the

tokio/src/sync/semaphore.rs

@@ -123,7 +123,14 @@ fn bounds() {
 }
 
 impl Semaphore {
+    /// The maximum number of permits which a semaphore can hold. It is `usize::MAX >>> 3`.
+    ///
+    /// Exceeding this limit typically results in a panic.
+    pub const MAX_PERMITS: usize = super::batch_semaphore::Semaphore::MAX_PERMITS;
+
     /// Creates a new semaphore with the initial number of permits.
+    ///
+    /// Panics if `permits` exceeds [`Semaphore::MAX_PERMITS`].
     #[track_caller]
     pub fn new(permits: usize) -> Self {
         #[cfg(all(tokio_unstable, feature = "tracing"))]
@@ -186,7 +193,7 @@ impl Semaphore {
 
     /// Adds `n` new permits to the semaphore.
     ///
-    /// The maximum number of permits is `usize::MAX >> 3`, and this function will panic if the limit is exceeded.
+    /// The maximum number of permits is [`Semaphore::MAX_PERMITS`], and this function will panic if the limit is exceeded.
     pub fn add_permits(&self, n: usize) {
         self.ll_sem.release(n);
     }

tokio/tests/sync_semaphore.rs

@@ -114,14 +114,37 @@ async fn stress_test() {
 #[test]
 fn add_max_amount_permits() {
     let s = tokio::sync::Semaphore::new(0);
-    s.add_permits(usize::MAX >> 3);
-    assert_eq!(s.available_permits(), usize::MAX >> 3);
+    s.add_permits(tokio::sync::Semaphore::MAX_PERMITS);
+    assert_eq!(s.available_permits(), tokio::sync::Semaphore::MAX_PERMITS);
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(tokio_wasm))] // wasm currently doesn't support unwinding
 #[test]
 #[should_panic]
-fn add_more_than_max_amount_permits() {
+fn add_more_than_max_amount_permits1() {
     let s = tokio::sync::Semaphore::new(1);
-    s.add_permits(usize::MAX >> 3);
+    s.add_permits(tokio::sync::Semaphore::MAX_PERMITS);
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(tokio_wasm))] // wasm currently doesn't support unwinding
+#[test]
+#[should_panic]
+fn add_more_than_max_amount_permits2() {
+    let s = Semaphore::new(Semaphore::MAX_PERMITS - 1);
+    s.add_permits(1);
+    s.add_permits(1);
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(tokio_wasm))] // wasm currently doesn't support unwinding
+#[test]
+#[should_panic]
+fn panic_when_exceeds_maxpermits() {
+    let _ = Semaphore::new(Semaphore::MAX_PERMITS + 1);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn no_panic_at_maxpermits() {
+    let _ = Semaphore::new(Semaphore::MAX_PERMITS);
+    let s = Semaphore::new(Semaphore::MAX_PERMITS - 1);
+    s.add_permits(1);
 }