RTEMS 4.0.0 On-Line Library

I/O Manager IO_CLOSE - Close a device

RTEMS C User's Guide

15.4.5: IO_CLOSE - Close a device

CALLING SEQUENCE:

rtems_status_code rtems_io_close(
  rtems_device_major_number  major,
  rtems_device_minor_number  minor,
  void                      *argument
);

DIRECTIVE STATUS CODES:

RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL - successfully initialized
RTEMS_INVALID_NUMBER - invalid major device number

DESCRIPTION:

This directive calls the device driver close routine specified in the Device Driver Table for this major number. The close entry point is commonly used by device drivers to relinquish exclusive access to a device.

NOTES:

This directive may or may not cause the calling task to be preempted. This is dependent on the device driver being invoked.

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