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<h2>lock_make_stable</h2>
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<strong>Function</strong> - Stabilize the state of the specified lock.
<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
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<strong>kern_return_t   lock_make_stable</strong>
                <strong>(lock_set_t</strong>                            <var>lock_set</var>,
                 <strong>int</strong>                                    <var>lock_id</var><strong>);</strong>
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<h3>PARAMETERS</h3>
<dl>
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<dt> <var>lock_set</var>
<dd>
[in send right] The port naming the lock set which represents the
lock.
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<dt> <var>lock_id</var>
<dd>
[in scalar] The lock, represented by the lock set, to be stabilized.
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<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
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The <strong>lock_make_stable</strong> function clears the specified lock's unstable
state, making the lock's state stable again.
<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3>
<dl>
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<dt> <strong>KERN_INVALID_ARGUMENT</strong>
<dd>
The specified lock set is invalid, or the lock id is out of range.
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     <dt> <strong>KERN_INVALID_RIGHT</strong>
	  <dd>
	       The caller does not own the specified lock.
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<dt> <strong>KERN_SUCCESS</strong>
<dd>
The lock's state was stabilized.
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<dt> <strong>KERN_LOCK_SET_DESTROYED</strong>
<dd>
The specified lock has been destroyed.
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<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>
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Functions:
<a href="lock_acquire.html"><strong>lock_acquire</strong></a>,
<a href="lock_release.html"><strong>lock_release</strong></a>,
<a href="lock_try.html"><strong>lock_try</strong></a>,
<a href="lock_handoff.html"><strong>lock_handoff</strong></a>,
<a href="lock_handoff_accept.html"><strong>lock_handoff_accept</strong></a>,
<a href="lock_set_create.html"><strong>lock_set_create</strong></a>,
<a href="lock_set_destroy.html"><strong>lock_set_destroy</strong></a>.