LOCK
Section: System Calls (2)
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NAME
lock - lock a process in primary memory
SYNOPSIS
lock(flag)
DESCRIPTION
If the
flag
argument is non-zero,
the process executing this call
will not be swapped except if it is required
to grow.
If the argument is zero,
the process is
unlocked.
This call may only be executed by
the super-user.
BUGS
Locked
processes interfere with the compaction of primary memory
and can cause deadlock.
This system call is not considered
a permanent part of the system.
ASSEMBLER
(lock = 53.)
sys lock; flag
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- BUGS
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