SET_BIT

Section: Basic C Library Functions (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

set_bit - Atomically set a bit in memory  

SYNOPSIS

void set_bit(unsigned 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

there are no guarantees that this function will not be reordered on non x86 architectures, so if you are writing portable code, make sure not to rely on its reordering 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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