NAME

LOCK_DEALLOC − deallocate an instance of a basic lock .IX \f4LOCK_DEALLOC\fP(D3DK)

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/ksynch.h>
void LOCK_DEALLOC(lock_t ∗lockp);

ARGUMENTS

lockpPointer to the basic lock to be deallocated. 

DESCRIPTION

LOCK_DEALLOC deallocates the basic lock specified by lockp. 

RETURN VALUE

None. 

LEVEL

Base or Interrupt. 

NOTES

Does not sleep. 

Attempting to deallocate a lock that is currently locked or is being waited for is an error and will result in undefined behavior. 

Driver defined basic locks (other than the one being deallocated), read/write locks, and sleep locks may be held across calls to this function. 

SEE ALSO

LOCK(D3DK), LOCK_ALLOC(D3DK), TRYLOCK(D3DK), UNLOCK(D3DK)

DDI/DKI