NAME

vme_acquire_bus - Acquires and holds the VMEbus.

SYNOPSIS

vme_acquire_bus

DESCRIPTION

Acquires and holds the VMEbus.

NOTES

VMEbus acquisition and hold is implemented using a counting semaphore. Therefore, for each acquire and hold, there must be a corresponding release. The VMEbus is not released until the counting semaphore reaches 0.

SEE ALSO

vme_release_bus(1)