BaseType_t xQueueSemaphoreTake( QueueHandle_t xQueue,
                                TickType_t xTicksToWait )
{
    BaseType_t xEntryTimeSet = pdFALSE;
    TimeOut_t xTimeOut;
    Queue_t * const pxQueue = xQueue;

    #if ( configUSE_MUTEXES == 1 )
        BaseType_t xInheritanceOccurred = pdFALSE;
    #endif

    /* Check the queue pointer is not NULL. */
    configASSERT( ( pxQueue ) );

    /* Check this really is a semaphore, in which case the item size will be
     * 0. */
    configASSERT( pxQueue->uxItemSize == 0 );

    /* Cannot block if the scheduler is suspended. */
    #if ( ( INCLUDE_xTaskGetSchedulerState == 1 ) || ( configUSE_TIMERS == 1 ) )
        {
            configASSERT( !( ( xTaskGetSchedulerState() == taskSCHEDULER_SUSPENDED ) && ( xTicksToWait != 0 ) ) );
        }
    #endif

    /*lint -save -e904 This function relaxes the coding standard somewhat to allow return
     * statements within the function itself.  This is done in the interest
     * of execution time efficiency. */
    for( ; ; )
    {
        taskENTER_CRITICAL();
        {
            /* Semaphores are queues with an item size of 0, and where the
             * number of messages in the queue is the semaphore's count value. */
            const UBaseType_t uxSemaphoreCount = pxQueue->uxMessagesWaiting;

            /* Is there data in the queue now?  To be running the calling task
             * must be the highest priority task wanting to access the queue. */
            if( uxSemaphoreCount > ( UBaseType_t ) 0 )
            {
                traceQUEUE_RECEIVE( pxQueue );

                /* Semaphores are queues with a data size of zero and where the
                 * messages waiting is the semaphore's count.  Reduce the count. */
                pxQueue->uxMessagesWaiting = uxSemaphoreCount - ( UBaseType_t ) 1;

                #if ( configUSE_MUTEXES == 1 )
                    {
                        if( pxQueue->uxQueueType == queueQUEUE_IS_MUTEX )
                        {
                            /* Record the information required to implement
                             * priority inheritance should it become necessary. */
                            pxQueue->u.xSemaphore.xMutexHolder = pvTaskIncrementMutexHeldCount();
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
                        }
                    }
                #endif /* configUSE_MUTEXES */

                /* Check to see if other tasks are blocked waiting to give the
                 * semaphore, and if so, unblock the highest priority such task. */
                if( listLIST_IS_EMPTY( &( pxQueue->xTasksWaitingToSend ) ) == pdFALSE )
                {
                    if( xTaskRemoveFromEventList( &( pxQueue->xTasksWaitingToSend ) ) != pdFALSE )
                    {
                        queueYIELD_IF_USING_PREEMPTION();
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
                }

                taskEXIT_CRITICAL();
                return pdPASS;
            }
            else
            {
                if( xTicksToWait == ( TickType_t ) 0 )
                {
                    /* For inheritance to have occurred there must have been an
                     * initial timeout, and an adjusted timeout cannot become 0, as
                     * if it were 0 the function would have exited. */
                    #if ( configUSE_MUTEXES == 1 )
                        {
                            configASSERT( xInheritanceOccurred == pdFALSE );
                        }
                    #endif /* configUSE_MUTEXES */

                    /* The semaphore count was 0 and no block time is specified
                     * (or the block time has expired) so exit now. */
                    taskEXIT_CRITICAL();
                    traceQUEUE_RECEIVE_FAILED( pxQueue );
                    return errQUEUE_EMPTY;
                }
                else if( xEntryTimeSet == pdFALSE )
                {
                    /* The semaphore count was 0 and a block time was specified
                     * so configure the timeout structure ready to block. */
                    vTaskInternalSetTimeOutState( &xTimeOut );
                    xEntryTimeSet = pdTRUE;
                }
                else
                {
                    /* Entry time was already set. */
                    mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
                }
            }
        }
        taskEXIT_CRITICAL();

        /* Interrupts and other tasks can give to and take from the semaphore
         * now the critical section has been exited. */

        vTaskSuspendAll();
        prvLockQueue( pxQueue );

        /* Update the timeout state to see if it has expired yet. */
        if( xTaskCheckForTimeOut( &xTimeOut, &xTicksToWait ) == pdFALSE )
        {
            /* A block time is specified and not expired.  If the semaphore
             * count is 0 then enter the Blocked state to wait for a semaphore to
             * become available.  As semaphores are implemented with queues the
             * queue being empty is equivalent to the semaphore count being 0. */
            if( prvIsQueueEmpty( pxQueue ) != pdFALSE )
            {
                traceBLOCKING_ON_QUEUE_RECEIVE( pxQueue );

                #if ( configUSE_MUTEXES == 1 )
                    {
                        if( pxQueue->uxQueueType == queueQUEUE_IS_MUTEX )
                        {
                            taskENTER_CRITICAL();
                            {
                                xInheritanceOccurred = xTaskPriorityInherit( pxQueue->u.xSemaphore.xMutexHolder );
                            }
                            taskEXIT_CRITICAL();
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
                        }
                    }
                #endif /* if ( configUSE_MUTEXES == 1 ) */

                vTaskPlaceOnEventList( &( pxQueue->xTasksWaitingToReceive ), xTicksToWait );
                prvUnlockQueue( pxQueue );

                if( xTaskResumeAll() == pdFALSE )
                {
                    portYIELD_WITHIN_API();
                }
                else
                {
                    mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
                }
            }
            else
            {
                /* There was no timeout and the semaphore count was not 0, so
                 * attempt to take the semaphore again. */
                prvUnlockQueue( pxQueue );
                ( void ) xTaskResumeAll();
            }
        }
        else
        {
            /* Timed out. */
            prvUnlockQueue( pxQueue );
            ( void ) xTaskResumeAll();

            /* If the semaphore count is 0 exit now as the timeout has
             * expired.  Otherwise return to attempt to take the semaphore that is
             * known to be available.  As semaphores are implemented by queues the
             * queue being empty is equivalent to the semaphore count being 0. */
            if( prvIsQueueEmpty( pxQueue ) != pdFALSE )
            {
                #if ( configUSE_MUTEXES == 1 )
                    {
                        /* xInheritanceOccurred could only have be set if
                         * pxQueue->uxQueueType == queueQUEUE_IS_MUTEX so no need to
                         * test the mutex type again to check it is actually a mutex. */
                        if( xInheritanceOccurred != pdFALSE )
                        {
                            taskENTER_CRITICAL();
                            {
                                UBaseType_t uxHighestWaitingPriority;

                                /* This task blocking on the mutex caused another
                                 * task to inherit this task's priority.  Now this task
                                 * has timed out the priority should be disinherited
                                 * again, but only as low as the next highest priority
                                 * task that is waiting for the same mutex. */
                                uxHighestWaitingPriority = prvGetDisinheritPriorityAfterTimeout( pxQueue );
                                vTaskPriorityDisinheritAfterTimeout( pxQueue->u.xSemaphore.xMutexHolder, uxHighestWaitingPriority );
                            }
                            taskEXIT_CRITICAL();
                        }
                    }
                #endif /* configUSE_MUTEXES */

                traceQUEUE_RECEIVE_FAILED( pxQueue );
                return errQUEUE_EMPTY;
            }
            else
            {
                mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
            }
        }
    } /*lint -restore */
}