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atomic_dec

Name

atomic_dec --  decrement atomic variable

Synopsis

void atomic_dec (atomic_t * v);

Arguments

v

pointer of type atomic_t

Description

Atomically decrements v by 1. Note that the guaranteed useful range of an atomic_t is only 24 bits.

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