BUF_TIMELOCK(9)        FreeBSD Kernel Developer's Manual       BUF_TIMELOCK(9)

NAME
     BUF_TIMELOCK - locks a buffer

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/param.h>
     #include <sys/systm.h>
     #include <sys/uio.h>
     #include <sys/bio.h>
     #include <sys/buf.h>

     int
     BUF_TIMELOCK(struct buf *bp, int locktype, char *wmesg, int catch,
         int timo);

DESCRIPTION
     The BUF_TIMELOCK() function locks the given buffer, and limits the amount
     of time it will sleep to timo and OR's catch into the sleep's priority.
     wmesg is the wmesg used in the sleep.

     Its arguments are:

     bp            The buffer to lock.

     locktype      Flags controlling the type of lock.  See lockmgr(9) for
                   details.

     wmesg         The wmesg used in any sleeps while acquiring the lock.

     catch         Priority OR'd into the sleep's priority.

     timo          The timeout for any sleeps encountered during the lock.

RETURN VALUES
     A value of 0 is returned on success.  See lockmgr(9) for details on non-
     zero return values.

SEE ALSO
     buf(9), BUF_LOCK(9), BUF_UNLOCK(9), lockmgr(9)

AUTHORS
     This manual page was written by Chad David <davidc@acns.ab.ca>.

FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE-p6          July 9, 2001          FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE-p6