.TH "acquire_console_sem" 9 "acquire_console_sem" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX
.SH NAME
acquire_console_sem \-  lock the console system for exclusive use.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "void" acquire_console_sem
.BI "(" void ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "void" 12
no arguments
.SH "DESCRIPTION"

Acquires a semaphore which guarantees that the caller has
exclusive access to the console system and the console_drivers list.

Can sleep, returns nothing.