suse man page for test_and_clear_bit

Query: test_and_clear_bit

OS: suse

Section: 9

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TEST_AND_CLEAR_BIT(9)					     Basic C Library Functions					     TEST_AND_CLEAR_BIT(9)

NAME
test_and_clear_bit - Clear a bit and return its old value
SYNOPSIS
int test_and_clear_bit(int nr, volatile unsigned long * addr);
ARGUMENTS
nr Bit to clear addr Address to count from
DESCRIPTION
This operation is atomic and cannot be reordered. It also implies a memory barrier.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 TEST_AND_CLEAR_BIT(9)
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