I2O_MSG_GET_WAIT

Section: Message-based devices (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

i2o_msg_get_wait - obtain an I2O message from the IOP  

SYNOPSIS

struct i2o_message * i2o_msg_get_wait(struct i2o_controller * c, int wait);
 

ARGUMENTS

c

I2O controller

wait

how long to wait until timeout
 

DESCRIPTION

This function waits up to wait seconds for a message slot to be available.

On a success the message is returned and the pointer to the message is set in msg. The returned message is the physical page frame offset address from the read port (see the i2o spec). If no message is available returns I2O_QUEUE_EMPTY and msg is leaved untouched.  

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