CONSOLE_LOCK(9)                           Driver Basics                           CONSOLE_LOCK(9)



NAME
       console_lock - lock the console system for exclusive use.

SYNOPSIS
       void console_lock(void);

ARGUMENTS
       void
           no arguments

DESCRIPTION
       Acquires a lock which guarantees that the caller has exclusive access to the console
       system and the console_drivers list.

       Can sleep, returns nothing.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                           CONSOLE_LOCK(9)