set_bit
Section: Kernel Hacker's Manual (9)
Updated: set_bit
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NAME
set_bit - Atomically set a bit in memory
SYNOPSIS
void set_bit
(int nr,
volatile void *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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