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  4. pppprrrroooocccc____rrrreeeeffff((((DDDD3333))))                                                      pppprrrroooocccc____rrrreeeeffff((((DDDD3333))))
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  8. NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
  9.      _pppp_rrrr_oooo_cccc______rrrr_eeee_ffff - obtain a reference to a process for signaling
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  11. SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS
  12.      _####_iiii_nnnn_cccc_llll_uuuu_dddd_eeee _<<<<_ssss_yyyy_ssss_////_ssss_tttt_rrrr_eeee_aaaa_mmmm_...._hhhh_>>>>
  13.      _####_iiii_nnnn_cccc_llll_uuuu_dddd_eeee _<<<<_ssss_yyyy_ssss_////_dddd_dddd_iiii_...._hhhh_>>>>
  14.      _vvvv_oooo_iiii_dddd _****_pppp_rrrr_oooo_cccc______rrrr_eeee_ffff_((((_vvvv_oooo_iiii_dddd_))))_;;;;
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  16. DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
  17.      A non-STREAMS character driver can call _pppp_rrrr_oooo_cccc______rrrr_eeee_ffff to obtain a reference to
  18.      the process in whose context it is running.
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  20.    RRRReeeettttuuuurrrrnnnn VVVVaaaalllluuuueeeessss
  21.      _pppp_rrrr_oooo_cccc______rrrr_eeee_ffff returns an identifier that can be used in calls to _pppp_rrrr_oooo_cccc______ssss_iiii_gggg_nnnn_aaaa_llll
  22.      and _pppp_rrrr_oooo_cccc______uuuu_nnnn_rrrr_eeee_ffff(D3).
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  24. UUUUSSSSAAAAGGGGEEEE
  25.      The value returned can be used in subsequent calls to _pppp_rrrr_oooo_cccc______ssss_iiii_gggg_nnnn_aaaa_llll(D3) to
  26.      post a signal to the process.  The return value should not be used in any
  27.      other way (that is, the driver should not attempt to interpret its
  28.      meaning).
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  30.      Processes can exit even though they are referenced by drivers.  In this
  31.      event, reuse of the identifier will be deferred until all driver
  32.      references are given up.
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  34.      There must be a matching call to _pppp_rrrr_oooo_cccc______uuuu_nnnn_rrrr_eeee_ffff for every call to _pppp_rrrr_oooo_cccc______rrrr_eeee_ffff,
  35.      when the driver no longer needs to reference the process.  This is
  36.      typically done as part of _cccc_llll_oooo_ssss_eeee(D2) processing.
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  38.      This function requires user context.
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  40.    LLLLeeeevvvveeeellll
  41.      Base only.
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  43.    SSSSyyyynnnncccchhhhrrrroooonnnniiiizzzzaaaattttiiiioooonnnn CCCCoooonnnnssssttttrrrraaaaiiiinnnnttttssss
  44.      Does not sleep.
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  46.      Driver-defined basic locks, read/write locks, and sleep locks may be held
  47.      across calls to this function.
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  49. RRRREEEEFFFFEEEERRRREEEENNNNCCCCEEEESSSS
  50.      _pppp_rrrr_oooo_cccc______ssss_iiii_gggg_nnnn_aaaa_llll(D3), _pppp_rrrr_oooo_cccc______uuuu_nnnn_rrrr_eeee_ffff(D3)
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  62.                                                                         PPPPaaaaggggeeee 1111
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