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
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the bit to set
- addr
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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.
ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
This documentation was generated with kernel version 2.6.1.
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