__set_bit(9)

__set_bit9

Set a bit in memory

Usage

void __set_bit(long nr, volatile unsigned long * addr);

Arguments

nr

the bit to set

addr

the address to start counting from

Overview

Unlike set_bit, this function is non-atomic and may be reordered. If it's called on the same region of memory simultaneously, the effect may be that only one operation succeeds.

Releases

6 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 5 times.

  1. 4.0
  2. 5.0
  3. 6.0
  4. 7
  5. 8
  6. 9

From linux-manual-4.9 4.9.228-1 in Debian 9 (Stretch). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.