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| CONSOLE_TRYLOCK(9) | Driver Basics | CONSOLE_TRYLOCK(9) |
NAME¶
console_trylock - try to lock the console system for exclusive use.
SYNOPSIS¶
int console_trylock(void);
ARGUMENTS¶
void
no arguments
DESCRIPTION¶
Try to acquire a lock which guarantees that the caller has exclusive access to the console system and the console_drivers list.
returns 1 on success, and 0 on failure to acquire the lock.
COPYRIGHT¶
| January 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8. |