test_and_change_bit(9)

test_and_change_bit9

Change a bit and return its old value

Usage

bool test_and_change_bit(long nr, volatile unsigned long * addr);

Arguments

nr

Bit to change

addr

Address to count from

Overview

This operation is atomic and cannot be reordered. It also implies a memory barrier.

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.