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set_bit

Name

set_bit -- Atomically set a bit in memory

Synopsis

void set_bit (int nr, volatile void * addr);

Arguments

nr: the bit to set
addr: the address to start counting from

Description

This function is atomic and may not be reordered. See __set_bit if you do not require the atomic guarantees. Note that nr may be almost arbitrarily large; this function is not restricted to acting on a single-word quantity.

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