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BUF_UNLOCK(9) Kernel Developer's Manual BUF_UNLOCK(9)

NAME

BUF_UNLOCK —
unlocks a locked buffer

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/systm.h>
#include <sys/uio.h>
#include <sys/bio.h>
#include <sys/buf.h>

void
BUF_UNLOCK(struct buf *bp);

DESCRIPTION

The BUF_UNLOCK() function unlocks a buffer that was previously locked with BUF_LOCK() or BUF_TIMELOCK().

Its argument is:

bp
The buffer to unlock. The buffer must already be locked.

SEE ALSO

buf(9), BUF_LOCK(9), BUF_TIMELOCK(9), lockmgr(9)

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Chad David <davidc@acns.ab.ca>.
July 9, 2001 Linux 4.19.0-10-amd64