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MUTEX_LOCK_INTERRUPT(9) 					Mutex API reference					   MUTEX_LOCK_INTERRUPT(9)

NAME
       mutex_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.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014						   MUTEX_LOCK_INTERRUPT(9)