MUTEX_UNLOCK(9)                        Mutex API reference                        MUTEX_UNLOCK(9)



NAME
       mutex_unlock - release the mutex

SYNOPSIS
       void __sched mutex_unlock(struct mutex * lock);

ARGUMENTS
       lock
           the mutex to be released

DESCRIPTION
       Unlock a mutex that has been locked by this task previously.

       This function must not be used in interrupt context. Unlocking of a not locked mutex is
       not allowed.

       This function is similar to (but not equivalent to) up.

AUTHOR
       Rusty Russell <rusty AT rustcorp.au>
           Author.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                           MUTEX_UNLOCK(9)