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NAME
comedi_lock - subdevice reservation
SYNOPSIS
#include <comedilib.h>
int comedi_lock(comedi_t * device, unsigned int subdevice);
DESCRIPTION
The function comedi_lock reserves a subdevice for use by the current process. While the lock is held, no
other process is allowed to read, write, or configure that subdevice, although other processes can read
information about the subdevice. The lock is released by comedi_unlock, or when comedi_close is called on
device.
RETURN VALUE
If successful, 0 is returned. If there is an error, -1 is returned.
AUTHORS
David Schleef <ds@schleef.org> Author. Frank Mori Hess <fmhess@users.sourceforge.net> Author. Herman Bruyninckx <Herman.Bruyninckx@mech.kuleuven.ac.be> Author. Bernd Porr <tech@linux-usb-daq.co.uk> Author. Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk> Author. Éric Piel <piel@delmic.com> Author.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1998-2003 David Schleef
Copyright © 2001-2003, 2005, 2008 Frank Mori Hess
Copyright © 2002-2003 Herman Bruyninckx
Copyright © 2012 Bernd Porr
Copyright © 2012 Ian Abbott
Copyright © 2012 Éric Piel
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