Name

spi_bus_lock — obtain a lock for exclusive SPI bus usage

Synopsis

int spi_bus_lock (struct spi_master * master);
 

Arguments

master

SPI bus master that should be locked for exclusive bus access

Context

can sleep

Description

This call may only be used from a context that may sleep. The sleep is non-interruptible, and has no timeout.

This call should be used by drivers that require exclusive access to the SPI bus. The SPI bus must be released by a spi_bus_unlock call when the exclusive access is over. Data transfer must be done by spi_sync_locked and spi_async_locked calls when the SPI bus lock is held.

Return

always zero.