SVR5

TRYLOCK(D3)

TRYLOCK -- try to acquire a basic lock

Synopsis

   #include <sys/types.h>
   #include <sys/ksynch.h>
   #include <sys/ddi.h>
   
   pl_t TRYLOCK(lock_t *lockp, pl_t pl);

Description

If the lock specified by lockp is immediately available (can be acquired without waiting) TRYLOCK sets the interrupt priority level in accordance with the value specified by pl (if required by the implementation) and acquires the lock. If the lock is not immediately available, the function returns without acquiring the lock.

Arguments

lockp: Pointer to the basic lock to be acquired.
pl: The interrupt priority level to be set while the lock is held by the caller.

Return values

If the lock is acquired, TRYLOCK returns the previous interrupt priority level (plbase - plhi). If the lock is not acquired the value invpl is returned.

Usage

Because some implementations require that interrupts that might attempt to acquire the lock be blocked on the processor on which the lock is held, portable drivers must specify a pl value that is sufficient to block out any interrupt handler that might attempt to acquire this lock. See the description of the min_pl argument on the pl(D5) manual page for additional discussion and a list of the valid values for pl. Implementations which do not require that the interrupt priority level be raised during lock acquisition may choose to ignore this argument.

TRYLOCK may be used to acquire a lock in a different order from the order defined by the lock hierarchy(D5).

When called from interrupt level, the pl argument must not specify a priority level below the level at which the interrupt handler is running.

Context and synchronization

Non-blockable, interrupt, user, or blockable context.

Hardware applicability

All

Version applicability

ddi: 5, 5mp, 6, 6mp, 7, 7mp, 7.1, 7.1mp, 8, 8mp

References

LOCK(D3), LOCK_ALLOC(D3), LOCK_DEALLOC(D3), pl(D5), UNLOCK(D3)

``Spin locks (DDI)'' in HDK Technical Reference