WAIT_FOR_COMPLETION_(9) Driver Basics WAIT_FOR_COMPLETION_(9)NAMEwait_for_completion_killable_timeout - waits for completion of a task
(w/(to,killable))
SYNOPSIS
long __sched
wait_for_completion_killable_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. It can be interrupted by a kill
signal. The timeout is in jiffies.
RETURN-ERESTARTSYS if interrupted, 0 if timed out, positive (at least 1, or
number of jiffies left till timeout) if completed.
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