WW_MUTEX_UNLOCK(9)                     Mutex API reference                     WW_MUTEX_UNLOCK(9)



NAME
       ww_mutex_unlock - release the w/w mutex

SYNOPSIS
       void __sched ww_mutex_unlock(struct ww_mutex * lock);

ARGUMENTS
       lock
           the mutex to be released

DESCRIPTION
       Unlock a mutex that has been locked by this task previously with any of the ww_mutex_lock*
       functions (with or without an acquire context). It is forbidden to release the locks after
       releasing the acquire context.

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

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

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