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Man Page: __test_and_clear_bit

Operating Environment: suse

Section: 9

__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 non-atomic and can be reordered. If two examples of this operation race, one can appear to succeed but actually fail. You must protect multiple accesses with a lock.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 __TEST_AND_CLEAR_BIT(9)
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