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WAITFORDOORBELLREPLY(9) 				       Message-based devices					   WAITFORDOORBELLREPLY(9)

NAME
       WaitForDoorbellReply - Wait for and capture an IOC handshake reply.

SYNOPSIS
       int WaitForDoorbellReply(MPT_ADAPTER * ioc, int howlong, int sleepFlag);

ARGUMENTS
       ioc
	   Pointer to MPT_ADAPTER structure

       howlong
	   How long to wait (in seconds)

       sleepFlag
	   Specifies whether the process can sleep

DESCRIPTION
       This routine polls the IOC for a handshake reply, 16 bits at a time. Reply is cached to IOC private area large enough to hold a maximum of
       128 bytes of reply data.

       Returns a negative value on failure, else size of reply in WORDS.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						   WAITFORDOORBELLREPLY(9)