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MPTCTL_SYSCALL_DOWN(9)					       Message-based devices					    MPTCTL_SYSCALL_DOWN(9)

NAME
       mptctl_syscall_down - Down the MPT adapter syscall semaphore.

SYNOPSIS
       int mptctl_syscall_down(MPT_ADAPTER * ioc, int nonblock);

ARGUMENTS
       ioc
	   Pointer to MPT adapter

       nonblock
	   boolean, non-zero if O_NONBLOCK is set

DESCRIPTION
       All of the ioctl commands can potentially sleep, which is illegal with a spinlock held, thus we perform mutual exclusion here.

       Returns negative errno on error, or zero for success.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						    MPTCTL_SYSCALL_DOWN(9)