1WAIT_FOR_COMPLETION_(9)          Driver Basics         WAIT_FOR_COMPLETION_(9)
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NAME

6       wait_for_completion_killable_timeout - waits for completion of a task
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SYNOPSIS

10       long __sched
11                                                         wait_for_completion_killable_timeout(struct completion * x,
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ARGUMENTS

15       x
16           holds the state of this particular completion
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19           timeout value in jiffies
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DESCRIPTION

22       This waits for either a completion of a specific task to be signaled or
23       for a specified timeout to expire. It can be interrupted by a kill
24       signal. The timeout is in jiffies.
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RETURN

27       -ERESTARTSYS if interrupted, 0 if timed out, positive (at least 1, or
28       number of jiffies left till timeout) if completed.
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