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.TH "PARPORT_SET_TIMEOUT" "9" "09 April 2004" "" ""

.SH NAME
parport_set_timeout \- set the inactivity timeout for a device
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fB
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long parport_set_timeout  (struct pardevice * \fIdev\fB, long \fIinactivity\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIdev\fB\fR
device on a port
.TP
\fB\fIinactivity\fB\fR
inactivity timeout (in jiffies)
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This sets the inactivity timeout for a particular device on a
port.  This affects functions like \fBparport_wait_peripheral\fR.
The special value 0 means not to call \fBschedule\fR while dealing
with this device.
.PP
The return value is the previous inactivity timeout.
.PP
Any callers of \fBparport_wait_event\fR for this device are woken
up.
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