| WAKE_UP_PROCESS(9) | Driver Basics | WAKE_UP_PROCESS(9) |
NAME¶
wake_up_process - Wake up a specific process
SYNOPSIS¶
int wake_up_process(struct task_struct * p);
ARGUMENTS¶
p
The process to be woken up.
DESCRIPTION¶
Attempt to wake up the nominated process and move it to the set of runnable processes.
RETURN¶
1 if the process was woken up, 0 if it was already running.
It may be assumed that this function implies a write memory barrier before changing the task state if and only if any tasks are woken up.
COPYRIGHT¶
| June 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 |