centos man page for mutex_unlock

Query: mutex_unlock

OS: centos

Section: 9

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MUTEX_UNLOCK(9) 						Mutex API reference						   MUTEX_UNLOCK(9)

NAME
mutex_unlock - release the mutex
SYNOPSIS
void __sched mutex_unlock(struct mutex * lock);
ARGUMENTS
lock the mutex to be released
DESCRIPTION
Unlock a mutex that has been locked by this task previously. This function must not be used in interrupt context. Unlocking of a not locked mutex is not allowed. This function is similar to (but not equivalent to) up.
AUTHOR
Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> Author.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2014 MUTEX_UNLOCK(9)