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WAIT_EVENT_INTERRUPT(9) | Driver Basics | WAIT_EVENT_INTERRUPT(9) |
NAME¶
wait_event_interruptible_timeout - sleep until a condition gets true or a timeout elapsesSYNOPSIS¶
wait_event_interruptible_timeout(wq,
condition, timeout);
ARGUMENTS¶
wqthe waitqueue to wait on
condition
a C expression for the event to wait for
timeout
timeout, in jiffies
DESCRIPTION¶
The process is put to sleep (TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE) until the condition evaluates to true or a signal is received. The condition is checked each time the waitqueue wq is woken up. wake_up has to be called after changing any variable that could change the result of the wait condition.RETURNS¶
0 if the timeout elapsed, - ERESTARTSYS if it was interrupted by a signal, or the remaining jiffies (at least 1) if the condition evaluated to true before the timeout elapsed.COPYRIGHT¶
May 2018 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16 |