ATOMIC_ADD_UNLESS(9) Driver Basics ATOMIC_ADD_UNLESS(9)NAMEatomic_add_unless - add unless the number is already a given value
SYNOPSIS
int atomic_add_unless(atomic_t * v, int a, int u);
ARGUMENTS
v
pointer of type atomic_t
a
the amount to add to v...
u
...unless v is equal to u.
DESCRIPTION
Atomically adds a to v, so long as v was not already u. Returns
non-zero if v was not u, and zero otherwise.
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