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>Since it would be dangerous for an ISR or DSR to make a call
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> This function may only be called from within threads. This is
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cyg_drv_isr_lock X X X
cyg_drv_isr_unlock X X X
cyg_drv_spinlock_init X
cyg_drv_spinlock_destroy X
cyg_drv_spinlock_spin X X X
cyg_drv_spinlock_clear X X X
cyg_drv_spinlock_try X X X
cyg_drv_spinlock_test X X X
cyg_drv_spinlock_spin_intsave X X X
cyg_drv_spinlock_clear_intsave X X X
cyg_drv_dsr_lock X X
cyg_drv_dsr_unlock X X
cyg_drv_mutex_init X
cyg_drv_mutex_destroy X
cyg_drv_mutex_lock X
cyg_drv_mutex_trylock X
cyg_drv_mutex_unlock X
cyg_drv_mutex_release X
cyg_drv_cond_init X
cyg_drv_cond_destroy X
cyg_drv_cond_wait X
cyg_drv_cond_signal X X
cyg_drv_cond_broadcast X X
cyg_drv_interrupt_create X
cyg_drv_interrupt_delete X
cyg_drv_interrupt_attach X X X
cyg_drv_interrupt_detach X X X
cyg_drv_interrupt_mask X X X
cyg_drv_interrupt_unmask X X X
cyg_drv_interrupt_acknowledge X X X
cyg_drv_interrupt_configure X X X
cyg_drv_interrupt_level X X X
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