---
name: "parport_yield_blocking"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-3.16"
version: "3.16.56-1+deb8u1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/parport_yield_blocking"
---

# parport\_yield\_blocking(9)

relinquish a parallel port temporarily

## NAME

parport\_yield\_blocking - relinquish a parallel port temporarily

## SYNOPSIS

**int parport\_yield\_blocking(struct pardevice \*** *dev***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*dev*

a device on the parallel port

## DESCRIPTION

This function relinquishes the port if it would be helpful to other drivers to do so. Afterwards it tries to reclaim the port using **parport\_claim\_or\_block**, and the return value is the same as for **parport\_claim\_or\_block**.

## COPYRIGHT