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1<h2>lock_acquire</h2>
2<hr>
3<p>
4<strong>Function</strong> - Acquire access rights to a lock.
5<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
6<pre>
7<strong>kern_return_t lock_acquire</strong>
8 <strong>(lock_set_t</strong> <var>lock_set</var>,
9 <strong>int</strong> <var>lock_id</var><strong>);</strong>
10</pre>
11<h3>PARAMETERS</h3>
12<dl>
13<p>
14<dt> <var>lock_set</var>
15<dd>
16[in send right] The port naming the lock set which represents the
17lock.
18<p>
19<dt> <var>lock_id</var>
20<dd>
21[in scalar] The lock, represented by the lock set, to be acquired.
22</dl>
23<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
24<p>
25The <strong>lock_acquire</strong> function acquires access rights to a specific lock
26being represented by a given lock set. If the lock is already
27controlled by another thread then the calling thread will block.
28<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3>
29<dl>
30<p>
31<dt> <strong>KERN_SUCCESS</strong>
32<dd>
33The lock was acquired.
34<p>
35<dt> <strong>KERN_INVALID_ARGUMENT</strong>
36<dd>
37The specified lock set is invalid, or the lock id is out of range.
38<p>
39<dt> <strong>KERN_LOCK_UNSTABLE</strong>
40<dd>
41The acquired lock has an unstable state.
42 <p>
43<dt> <strong>KERN_LOCK_SET_DESTROYED</strong>
44<dd>
45The specified lock has been destroyed.
46<p>
47<dt> <strong>KERN_ABORTED</strong>
48<dd>
49While blocked to wait for the specified lock to become available, the calling
50 thread was awoken by an unrelated event, such as thread termination.
51</dl>
52<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>
53<p>
54Functions:
55<a href="lock_release.html"><strong>lock_release</strong></a>,
56<a href="lock_try.html"><strong>lock_try</strong></a>,
57<a href="lock_handoff.html"><strong>lock_handoff</strong></a>,
58<a href="lock_handoff_accept.html"><strong>lock_handoff_accept</strong></a>,
59<a href="lock_make_stable.html"><strong>lock_make_stable</strong></a>,
60<a href="lock_set_create.html"><strong>lock_set_create</strong></a>,
61<a href="lock_set_destroy.html"><strong>lock_set_destroy</strong></a>.