1ACQUIRE_CONSOLE_SEM(9) Driver Basics ACQUIRE_CONSOLE_SEM(9)
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NAME
6acquire_console_sem - lock the console system for exclusive use.
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SYNOPSIS
9void acquire_console_sem(void);
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ARGUMENTS
12void
13no arguments
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DESCRIPTION
16Acquires a semaphore which guarantees that the caller has exclusive
17access to the console system and the console_drivers list.
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Can sleep, returns nothing.
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COPYRIGHT
22Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. November 2011 ACQUIRE_CONSOLE_SEM(9)