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.TH "VIA_SYSCALL_DOWN" "9" "09 April 2004" "" ""

.SH NAME
via_syscall_down \- down the card-specific syscell semaphore
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fB
.sp
int via_syscall_down  (struct via_info * \fIcard\fB, int \fInonblock\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIcard\fB\fR
Private info for specified board
.TP
\fB\fInonblock\fB\fR
boolean, non-zero if O_NONBLOCK is set
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Encapsulates standard method of acquiring the syscall sem.
.PP
Returns negative errno on error, or zero for success.
.SH "ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT"
.PP
This documentation was generated with kernel version 2.6.0.