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PARPORT_CLAIM_OR_BLO(9) 				       Parallel Port Devices					   PARPORT_CLAIM_OR_BLO(9)

NAME
       parport_claim_or_block - claim access to a parallel port device

SYNOPSIS
       int parport_claim_or_block(struct pardevice * dev);

ARGUMENTS
       dev
	   pointer to structure representing a device on the port

DESCRIPTION
       This behaves like parport_claim, but will block if necessary to wait for the port to be free. A return value of 1 indicates that it slept;
       0 means that it succeeded without needing to sleep. A negative error code indicates failure.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						   PARPORT_CLAIM_OR_BLO(9)