lock_make_stable

Function - Stabilize the state of the specified lock.

SYNOPSIS

kern_return_t   lock_make_stable
                (lock_set_t                            lock_set,
                 int                                    lock_id);

PARAMETERS

lock_set

[in send right] The port naming the lock set which represents the lock.

lock_id

[in scalar] The lock, represented by the lock set, to be stabilized.

DESCRIPTION

The lock_make_stable function clears the specified lock's unstable state, making the lock's state stable again.

RETURN VALUES

KERN_INVALID_ARGUMENT

The specified lock set is invalid, or the lock id is out of range.

KERN_INVALID_RIGHT

The caller does not own the specified lock.

KERN_SUCCESS

The lock's state was stabilized.

KERN_LOCK_SET_DESTROYED

The specified lock has been destroyed.

RELATED INFORMATION

Functions: lock_acquire, lock_release, lock_try, lock_handoff, lock_handoff_accept, lock_set_create, lock_set_destroy.