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Annotation of coherent/f/usr/man/KERNEL/lock, revision 1.1

1.1     ! root        1: lloocckk() -- Accessible Kernel Routine
        !             2: 
        !             3: #iinncclluuddee <ssyyss/ttyyppeess.hh>
        !             4: vvooiidd
        !             5: lloocckk(_g)
        !             6: GGAATTEE _g;
        !             7: 
        !             8: lloocckk() waits for  the gate _g to unlock, then  locks it.  When the gate of a
        !             9: system resource is locked, no  other processes can use the resource.  Gates
        !            10: must be  in the kernel's  data segment, not  on the stack.   Because it may
        !            11: call sslleeeepp(), lloocckk() must _n_e_v_e_r  be called from an interrupt handler, block
        !            12: routine, deferred function, or timed function.
        !            13: 
        !            14: _S_e_e _A_l_s_o
        !            15: aacccceessssiibbllee kkeerrnneell rroouuttiinneess

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