QB_ATOMIC_INT_EXCHANGE_AND_ADD(3)

NAME
qb_atomic_int_exchange_and_add - Atomically adds val to the integer pointed to by atomic.

SYNOPSIS
#include <qb/qbatomic.h>

int32_t qb_atomic_int_exchange_and_add(
    volatile int32_t QB_GNUC_MAY_ALIAS   *atomic,
    int32_t                               val
);

PARAMS
atomic a pointer to an integer

val the value to add to *atomic

DESCRIPTION

It returns the value of *atomic just before the addition took place. Also acts as a memory barrier.

RETURN VALUE

the value of *atomic before the addition.

SEE ALSO

qb_atomic_int_set(3), qb_atomic_int_compare_and_exchange(3), qb_atomic_int_get(3), qb_atomic_int_add(3), qb_atomic_init(3), qb_atomic_pointer_get(3), qb_atomic_pointer_compare_and_exchange(3), qb_atomic_pointer_set(3)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2003 Sebastian Wilhelmi