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lock_init(9r)
NAME
  lock_init - General: Initializes a complex lock

SYNOPSIS
  #include <kern/lock.h>

  void lock_init(
	  lock_t lock_structptr,
	  boolean_t can_sleep );

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.

  can_sleep
      Specifies a Boolean value that indicates whether to allow kernel
      threads to block (sleep) if the complex lock is asserted. You can pass
      to this argument only the value TRUE (allow kernel threads to block if
      the lock is asserted).

DESCRIPTION
  The lock_init routine initializes a complex lock.  You identify this lock
  by declaring a pointer to a complex lock structure and passing it as the
  first argument. The complex lock structure pointer must be initialized
  before you can assert read and write operations on the complex lock.

RETURN VALUES
  None

FILES
  <lock.h>

SEE ALSO
  Routines: lock_done(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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