LOCK_VARIABLE(3)

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, welcome to LOCK_VARIABLE(3) from the Allegro manual. this macro is all about locking the memory of a variable used by a timer. LOCK_VARIABLE — locks the memory of a variable used by a timer. it's part of the Allegro game programming library. 💅✨

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

#include <allegro.h>

Macro LOCK_VARIABLE(variable_name);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so due to interrupts, you are required to lock all the memory used by your timer routines. no cap, it's not optional. 🚨💀

for a more detailed explanation and usage example, go see the description of install_int_ex(). it's got you. 📖🫶

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• install_int(3)
• install_int_ex(3)
• exscn3d(3)
• exsprite(3)
• exswitch(3)
• extimer(3)
• exupdate(3)
• exzbuf(3)

that's the whole page, bestie. periodt. 💅 this was LOCK_VARIABLE(3) from the Allegro manual, version 4.4.3. mwah 💖