SEQCNT_ZERO(9)

💅 SEQCNT_ZERO 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — this page is all about SEQCNT_ZERO, the static initializer for seqcount_t. It’s giving “short page, important job” energy, and we’re keeping every single detail. ✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

SEQCNT_ZERO — static initializer for seqcount_t. That’s the name, no cap. 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

SEQCNT_ZERO (name );

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• name — Name of the seqcount_t instance. That’s the thing you’re handing over, bestie 💖

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

Kernel file: ./include/linux/seqlock.h — go read the source, iykyk. And here’s the full squad of related manual pages:

• Kernel file — ./include/linux/seqlock.h
• seqcount_init(9)
• __read_seqcount_begin(9)
• raw_read_seqcount_begin(9)
• read_seqcount_begin(9)
• raw_read_seqcount(9)
• raw_seqcount_try_begin(9)
• raw_seqcount_begin(9)
• __read_seqcount_retry(9)
• read_seqcount_retry(9)
• raw_write_seqcount_begin(9)
• raw_write_seqcount_end(9)
• write_seqcount_begin_nested(9)
• write_seqcount_begin(9)
• write_seqcount_end(9)
• raw_write_seqcount_barrier(9)
• write_seqcount_invalidate(9)
• SEQCNT_LATCH_ZERO(9)
• seqcount_latch_init(9)
• raw_read_seqcount_latch(9)
• read_seqcount_latch(9)
• raw_read_seqcount_latch_retry(9)
• read_seqcount_latch_retry(9)
• raw_write_seqcount_latch(9)
• write_seqcount_latch_begin(9)
• write_seqcount_latch(9)
• write_seqcount_latch_end(9)
• seqlock_init(9)
• DEFINE_SEQLOCK(9)
• read_seqbegin(9)
• read_seqretry(9)
• write_seqlock(9)
• write_sequnlock(9)
• write_seqlock_bh(9)
• write_sequnlock_bh(9)
• write_seqlock_irq(9)
• write_sequnlock_irq(9)
• write_seqlock_irqsave(9)
• write_sequnlock_irqrestore(9)
• read_seqlock_excl(9)
• read_sequnlock_excl(9)
• read_seqlock_excl_bh(9)
• read_sequnlock_excl_bh(9)
• read_seqlock_excl_irq(9)
• read_sequnlock_excl_irq(9)
• read_seqlock_excl_irqsave(9)
• read_sequnlock_excl_irqrestore(9)
• read_seqbegin_or_lock(9)
• need_seqretry(9)
• done_seqretry(9)
• read_seqbegin_or_lock_irqsave(9)
• done_seqretry_irqrestore(9)
• scoped_seqlock_read(9)

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