lock_done(9r) lock_done(9r)
NAME
lock_done - General: Releases a complex lock
SYNOPSIS
#include <kern/lock.h>
void lock_done(
lock_t lock_structptr );
ARGUMENTS
Specifies a pointer to the complex lock structure, lock. The lock structure is an opaque data structure; that is, its associated members
are referenced and manipulated by the operating system and not by the user of the complex lock mechanism.
DESCRIPTION
The lock_done routine releases a lock that was previously asserted by one of the following complex lock routines: lock_read, lock_try_read,
lock_try_write, and lock_write.
NOTES
You must hold the lock on the resource before calling lock_done.
RETURN VALUES
None
FILES
SEE ALSO
Routines: lock_init(9r), lock_read(9r), lock_terminate(9r), lock_try_read(9r), lock_try_write(9r), lock_write(9r)
Data Structures: lock(9s)
lock_done(9r)
