lock_clear_recursive Kernel Service

Purpose

Prevents a complex lock from being acquired recursively.

Syntax

#include <sys/lock_def.h>

void lock_clear_recursive ( lock_addr)
complex_lock_t lock_addr;

Parameter

Item Description
lock_addr Specifies the address of the lock word which is no longer to be acquired recursively.

Description

The lock_clear_recursive kernel service prevents the specified complex lock from being acquired recursively. The lock must have been made recursive with the lock_set_recursive kernel service. The calling thread must hold the specified complex lock in write-exclusive mode.

Execution Environment

The lock_clear_recursive kernel service can be called from the process environment only.

Return Values

The lock_clear_recursive kernel service has no return values.