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mutex_t Struct Reference

A structure describing a mutex. More...

Data Fields

struct taskstruct * owner

For internal use only.

The task that currently owns the mutex

semaphore_t notification

For internal use only.

The semaphore that other tasks waiting to own the mutex will suspend themselves against

struct mutexstruct * next

For internal use only.

The next mutex that is owned by this task - used to release mutexes owned by a stopping task

Detailed Description

A structure describing a mutex.

See also:: Mutexes

Field Documentation

struct taskstruct* mutex_t::owner [read]

For internal use only.

The task that currently owns the mutex

semaphore_t mutex_t::notification

For internal use only.

The semaphore that other tasks waiting to own the mutex will suspend themselves against

struct mutexstruct* mutex_t::next [read]

For internal use only.

The next mutex that is owned by this task - used to release mutexes owned by a stopping task

The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

task.h