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.\"    Manual: Driver Basics
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "CANCEL_WORK_SYNC" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Driver Basics"
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.SH "NAME"
cancel_work_sync \- cancel a work and wait for it to finish
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'bool\ cancel_work_sync('u
.BI "bool cancel_work_sync(struct\ work_struct\ *\ " "work" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIwork\fR
.RS 4
the work to cancel
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Cancel
\fIwork\fR
and wait for its execution to finish\&. This function can be used even if the work re\-queues itself or migrates to another workqueue\&. On return from this function,
\fIwork\fR
is guaranteed to be not pending or executing on any CPU\&.
.PP
cancel_work_sync(delayed_work\->work) must not be used for delayed_work\*(Aqs\&. Use
\fBcancel_delayed_work_sync\fR
instead\&.
.PP
The caller must ensure that the workqueue on which
\fIwork\fR
was last queued can\*(Aqt be destroyed before this function returns\&.
.SH "RETURN"
.PP
\fBtrue\fR
if
\fIwork\fR
was pending,
\fBfalse\fR
otherwise\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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