1MUTEX_UNLOCK(9)               Mutex API reference              MUTEX_UNLOCK(9)
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NAME

6       mutex_unlock - release the mutex
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SYNOPSIS

9       void __sched mutex_unlock(struct mutex * lock);
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ARGUMENTS

12       lock
13           the mutex to be released
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DESCRIPTION

16       Unlock a mutex that has been locked by this task previously.
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18       This function must not be used in interrupt context. Unlocking of a not
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21       This function is similar to (but not equivalent to) up.
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AUTHOR

24       Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
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28Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10         June 2019                   MUTEX_UNLOCK(9)
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