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.TH "FLUSH_WORK" "9" "May 2018" "Kernel Hackers Manual 3\&.16\&" "Driver Basics"
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.SH "NAME"
flush_work \- wait for a work to finish executing the last queueing instance
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'bool\ flush_work('u
.BI "bool flush_work(struct\ work_struct\ *\ " "work" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIwork\fR
.RS 4
the work to flush
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Wait until
\fIwork\fR
has finished execution\&.
\fIwork\fR
is guaranteed to be idle on return if it hasn\*(Aqt been requeued since flush started\&.
.SH "RETURN"
.PP
\fBtrue\fR
if
\fBflush_work\fR
waited for the work to finish execution,
\fBfalse\fR
if it was already idle\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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