mutex_lock_interruptible9
Acquire the mutex, interruptible
Usage
int __sched mutex_lock_interruptible(struct mutex * lock);
Arguments
lock
the mutex to be acquired
Overview
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.
Releases
3 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 2 times.