diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux')
-rw-r--r-- | include/linux/mutex.h | 8 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/mutex.h b/include/linux/mutex.h index 878cab4f5fcc..f363bc8fdc74 100644 --- a/include/linux/mutex.h +++ b/include/linux/mutex.h @@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ struct mutex_waiter { # include <linux/mutex-debug.h> #else # define __DEBUG_MUTEX_INITIALIZER(lockname) +/** + * mutex_init - initialize the mutex + * @mutex: the mutex to be initialized + * + * Initialize the mutex to unlocked state. + * + * It is not allowed to initialize an already locked mutex. + */ # define mutex_init(mutex) \ do { \ static struct lock_class_key __key; \ |