FUNCTION::ATOMIC_READ(3stap)

💖 FUNCTION::ATOMIC_READ — the 3stap girlies know 💖

okay bestie, so this is a page from the SystemTap Tapset Reference, manual section 3stap (tapset functions, the lil helper squad 🫶). It's short, it's sweet, it's giving "one job and she does it flawlessly". Let's go ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

function::atomic_read — Retrieves an atomic variable from kernel memory 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

atomic_read:long(addr:long)

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• addr — pointer to atomic variable 🧚

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Safely perform the read of an atomic variable. That's it, that's the whole vibe. She reads, she's safe about it, she does not start drama. 🔥

no cap: safely is doing a lot of work in that sentence and we respect it.

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• tapset::atomic(3stap)

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and that's the tea, bestie 🍓 go read your atomics, they're literally waiting on you, mwah 💜

SystemTap Tapset Reference · Version (that's the Ver you see squished in the corner) · September 2026 — she ate and left no crumbs, periodt ✨💅🌈