ATOMIC_READ

Section: (9)
Updated: 14 August 2003
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NAME

atomic_read - read atomic variable  

SYNOPSIS

atomic_read ( v);  

ARGUMENTS

v
pointer of type atomic_t
 

DESCRIPTION

Atomically reads the value of v. Note that the guaranteed useful range of an atomic_t is only 24 bits.  

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