spinlock.h File Reference

Single simple spin-lock based on atomic memory operations. More...

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Functions
void	spin_lock (void)
void	spin_unlock (void)

Detailed Description

Single simple spin-lock based on atomic memory operations.

Function Documentation

spin_lock()

void spin_lock

(

void

)

Spinlock: set lock.

Warning

This function is blocking until the lock is acquired and set.

spin_unlock()

void spin_unlock

(

void

)

Spinlock: remove lock.