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lock_done(9r)
NAME
  lock_done - General: Releases a complex lock

SYNOPSIS
  #include <kern/lock.h>

  void lock_done(
	  lock_t lock_structptr );

ARGUMENTS
  lock_structptr
      Specifies a pointer to the complex lock structure, lock. The lock
      structure is an opaque data structure; that is, its associated members
      are referenced and manipulated by the operating system and not by the
      user of the complex lock mechanism.

DESCRIPTION
  The lock_done routine releases a lock that was previously asserted by one
  of the following complex lock routines: lock_read, lock_try_read,
  lock_try_write, and lock_write.

NOTES
  You must hold the lock on the resource before calling lock_done.

RETURN VALUES
  None

FILES
  <lock.h>

SEE ALSO
  Routines: lock_init(9r), lock_read(9r), lock_terminate(9r),
  lock_try_read(9r), lock_try_write(9r), lock_write(9r)

  Data Structures: lock(9s)

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