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diff --git a/static/openbsd/man9/atomic_swap_uint.9 b/static/openbsd/man9/atomic_swap_uint.9 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..64c6b9e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/openbsd/man9/atomic_swap_uint.9 @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: atomic_swap_uint.9,v 1.6 2014/07/18 10:40:14 dlg Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2014 David Gwynne <dlg@openbsd.org> +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any +.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above +.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. +.\" +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES +.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF +.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR +.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES +.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN +.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF +.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. +.\" +.Dd $Mdocdate: July 18 2014 $ +.Dt ATOMIC_SWAP_UINT 9 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm atomic_swap_uint , +.Nm atomic_swap_ulong , +.Nm atomic_swap_ptr +.Nd atomic swap operations +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.In sys/atomic.h +.Ft unsigned int +.Fn atomic_swap_uint "volatile unsigned int *p" "unsigned int new" +.Ft unsigned long +.Fn atomic_swap_ulong "volatile unsigned long *p" "unsigned long new" +.Ft void * +.Fn atomic_swap_ptr "volatile void *p" "void *new" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The atomic_swap set of functions provide an interface for atomically +performing swap operations with respect to interrupts and multiple +processors in the system. +.Pp +The value referenced by the pointer +.Fa p +is replaced by the value +.Fa new . +.Sh CONTEXT +.Fn atomic_swap_uint , +.Fn atomic_swap_ulong , +and +.Fn atomic_swap_ptr +can all be called during autoconf, from process context, or from interrupt context. +.Sh RETURN VALUES +These functions return the value at +.Fa p +as it was before the swap operation. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr atomic_cas_uint 9 +.Sh HISTORY +The atomic_swap functions first appeared in +.Nx 5.0 +and +.Ox 5.5 . |
