atomic_add

Atomically adds a 32-bit value to the specified memory location.

Library:LibC

Classification:Other

Service:General C Services

Syntax

  #include <stdlib.h> 
   
  void atomic_add   (
     unsigned long   *addr,
     unsigned long    value);

Parameters

addr: (IN) Points to the memory location for the operation.
value: (IN) Specifies the value to add to the memory location.

Remarks

The memory location address is expected to be valid. If an invalid address is passed, the server will abend.

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