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.TH "SSP_READ_WORD" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
ssp_read_word \- read a word from the SSP port
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
.sp
int ssp_read_word  ( \fIvoid\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIvoid\fB\fR
no arguments
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
.PP
Wait for a data word in the SSP receive FIFO, and return the
received data.  Data is LSB justified.
.SH "NOTE"
.PP
Currently, if data is not expected to be received, this
function will wait for ever.
.PP
The caller is expected to perform the necessary locking.
.SH "RETURNS"
.PP
-ETIMEDOUT timeout occurred (for future)
16-bit data success