ATOMIC_DEC_AND_TEST

Section: Driver Basics (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

atomic_dec_and_test - decrement and test  

SYNOPSIS

int atomic_dec_and_test(atomic_t * v);
 

ARGUMENTS

v

pointer of type atomic_t
 

DESCRIPTION

Atomically decrements v by 1 and returns true if the result is 0, or false for all other cases.  

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