Lock Allocation and Other Services
The lock allocation services that are described in this section allocate and free internal operating system memory for simple and complex locks, or check if the caller owns a lock.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| lock_alloc | Allocates system memory for a simple or complex lock. |
| lock_free | Frees the system memory of a simple or complex lock. |
| lock_mine | Checks whether a simple or complex lock is owned by the caller. |