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CONSOLE_LOCK(9) Driver Basics CONSOLE_LOCK(9)

NAME

console_lock - lock the console system for exclusive use.

SYNOPSIS

void console_lock(void);

ARGUMENTS

void
no arguments

DESCRIPTION

Acquires a lock which guarantees that the caller has exclusive access to the console system and the console_drivers list.
Can sleep, returns nothing.

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February 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16