WAIT_FOR_COMPLETION_

Section: Driver Basics (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

wait_for_completion_timeout - waits for completion of a task (w/timeout)  

SYNOPSIS

unsigned long __sched wait_for_completion_timeout(struct completion * x, unsigned long timeout);
 

ARGUMENTS

x

holds the state of this particular completion

timeout

timeout value in jiffies
 

DESCRIPTION

This waits for either a completion of a specific task to be signaled or for a specified timeout to expire. The timeout is in jiffies. It is not interruptible.  

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