ww_mutex_unlock(9)

ww_mutex_unlock9

Release the w/w mutex

Usage

void __sched ww_mutex_unlock(struct ww_mutex * lock);

Arguments

lock

the mutex to be released

Overview

Unlock a mutex that has been locked by this task previously with any of the ww_mutex_lock* functions (with or without an acquire context). It is forbidden to release the locks after releasing the acquire context.

This function must not be used in interrupt context. Unlocking of a unlocked mutex is not allowed.

Releases

2 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 8
  2. 9

Author

Rusty Russell <[email protected]>

Author.

From linux-manual-4.9 4.9.228-1 in Debian 9 (Stretch). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.