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AIX Version 4.3 Base Operating System and Extensions Technical Reference, Volume 1

_clear_lock Subroutine

Purpose

Stores a value in a single word variable atomically.

Library

Standard C library (libc.a)

Syntax

#include <sys/atomic_op.h>
void _clear_lock (word_addr, value)
atomic_p word_addr;
int value

Parameters

word_addr Specifies the address of the single word variable.
value Specifies the value to store in the single word variable.

Description

The _clear_lock subroutine performs an atomic (uninterruptible) sequence of operations.

This subroutine has no return values.

Note: The word variable must be aligned on a full word boundary.

Related Information

The _check_lock subroutine, _safe_fetch subroutine.


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