SET_BIT

Section: (9)
Updated: 13 April 2004
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NAME

set_bit - Atomically set a bit in memory  

SYNOPSIS

void set_bit (int nr, volatile unsigned long * addr);  

ARGUMENTS

nr
the bit to set
addr
the address to start counting from
 

DESCRIPTION

This function is atomic and may not be reordered. See __set_bit if you do not require the atomic guarantees. Note that nr may be almost arbitrarily large; this function is not restricted to acting on a single-word quantity.  

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