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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

Tried 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

February 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16