KFIFO_RESET

Section: FIFO Buffer (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

kfifo_reset - removes the entire fifo content  

SYNOPSIS

kfifo_reset(fifo);
 

ARGUMENTS

fifo

address of the fifo to be used
 

NOTE

usage of kfifo_reset is dangerous. It should be only called when the fifo is exclusived locked or when it is secured that no other thread is accessing the fifo.  

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