MUTEX_LOCK_INTERRUPT(9) Mutex API reference MUTEX_LOCK_INTERRUPT(9)NAMEmutex_lock_interruptible - acquire the mutex, interruptible
SYNOPSIS
int __sched mutex_lock_interruptible(struct mutex * lock);
ARGUMENTS
lock
the mutex to be acquired
DESCRIPTION
Lock the mutex like mutex_lock, and return 0 if the mutex has been
acquired or sleep until the mutex becomes available. If a signal
arrives while waiting for the lock then this function returns -EINTR.
This function is similar to (but not equivalent to) down_interruptible.
AUTHOR
Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Author.
COPYRIGHTKernel Hackers Manual 3.11 November 2013 MUTEX_LOCK_INTERRUPT(9)