--- kernel/sched.c.orig 2008-08-13 02:22:42.000000000 -0700 +++ kernel/sched.c 2008-08-19 00:42:41.000000000 -0700 @@ -4363,6 +4363,16 @@ } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__wake_up_sync); /* For internal use only */ +/** + * complete: - signals a single thread waiting on this completion + * @x: holds the state of this particular completion + * + * This will wake up a single thread waiting on this completion. If multiple + * threads are waiting ??? (looking for comments on which thread/context will + * be awakened?) + * + * See also complete_all(). + */ void complete(struct completion *x) { unsigned long flags; @@ -4374,6 +4384,12 @@ } EXPORT_SYMBOL(complete); +/** + * complete_all: - signals all threads waiting on this completion + * @x: holds the state of this particular completion + * + * This will wake up all threads waiting on this particular completion event. + */ void complete_all(struct completion *x) { unsigned long flags; @@ -4425,12 +4441,28 @@ return timeout; } +/** + * wait_for_completion: - waits for completion of a task + * @x: holds the state of this particular completion + * + * This waits to be signaled for completion of a specific task. It is NOT + * interruptible and there is no timeout. + */ void __sched wait_for_completion(struct completion *x) { wait_for_common(x, MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE); } EXPORT_SYMBOL(wait_for_completion); +/** + * wait_for_completion_timeout: - waits for completion of a task (w/timeout) + * @x: holds the state of this particular completion + * @timeout: timeout value in jiffies + * + * This waits for either a completion of a specific task to be signaled or for a + * specified timeout to expire. The timeout is in jiffies. It is not + * interruptible. + */ unsigned long __sched wait_for_completion_timeout(struct completion *x, unsigned long timeout) { @@ -4438,6 +4470,13 @@ } EXPORT_SYMBOL(wait_for_completion_timeout); +/** + * wait_for_completion_interruptible: - waits for completion of a task (w/intr) + * @x: holds the state of this particular completion + * + * This waits for completion of a specific task to be signaled. It is + * interruptible. + */ int __sched wait_for_completion_interruptible(struct completion *x) { long t = wait_for_common(x, MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); @@ -4447,6 +4486,14 @@ } EXPORT_SYMBOL(wait_for_completion_interruptible); +/** + * wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout: - waits for completion (w/(to,intr)) + * @x: holds the state of this particular completion + * @timeout: timeout value in jiffies + * + * This waits for either a completion of a specific task to be signaled or for a + * specified timeout to expire. It is interruptible. The timeout is in jiffies. + */ unsigned long __sched wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(struct completion *x, unsigned long timeout) @@ -4455,6 +4502,13 @@ } EXPORT_SYMBOL(wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout); +/** + * wait_for_completion_killable: - waits for completion of a task (killable) + * @x: holds the state of this particular completion + * + * This waits to be signaled for completion of a specific task. It can be + * interrupted by a kill signal. + */ int __sched wait_for_completion_killable(struct completion *x) { long t = wait_for_common(x, MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT, TASK_KILLABLE);