queued_spin_trylock(9)
π queued_spin_trylock(9) β Kernel API Manual π
Okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for queued_spin_trylock β yes, we are literally here to talk about trying to acquire a queued spinlock. Itβs giving focused, itβs giving kernel-core, and itβs honestly kind of iconic. πβ¨
π NAME π
queued_spin_trylock β try to acquire the queued spinlock π«Ά
β SYNOPSIS β
int queued_spin_trylock (struct qspinlock *lock );
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
lockβ Pointer to queued spinlock structure. Thatβs the one and only argument, bestie β a pointer to the queued spinlock structure. π
πΈ RETURN πΈ
1if lock acquired,0if failed. Clean, simple, a little1-or-0vibe check. No cap. β
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
Kernel file ./include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h: queued_spin_is_locked(9), queued_spin_value_unlocked(9), queued_spin_is_contended(9), queued_spin_lock(9), queued_spin_release(9), queued_spin_unlock(9). Go read those too, iykyk. π
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