atomic64_inc_not_zero(9)

💅 atomic64_inc_not_zero — Kernel API Manual 🎀

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for atomic64_inc_not_zero(9) — the one that decides whether to increment or to just mind its own business 🦋

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✨ NAME ✨

atomic64_inc_not_zero — atomic increment unless zero, with full ordering ✨

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool atomic64_inc_not_zero (atomic64_t *v );

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🧚 ARGUMENTS 🧚

• v — pointer to atomic64_t 💖 (that's the thing getting the vibe check, bestie)

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🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

Okay so picture this: if (v != 0), then the function atomically updates v to (v + 1) — and it does it with full ordering 👑 no cap, the ordering is full.

Otherwise — like, if it is zero — v is not modified, and relaxed ordering is provided. Different energy, same function ✨

⚠️ Unsafe to use in noinstr code — use raw_atomic64_inc_not_zero there instead. Not me warning you twice, but like... do not do it 💀

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💜 RETURN 💜

• true — v was updated, slay 💅
• false — it wasn't, and that's also iconic

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h — and literally the entire atomic extended universe, bestie, iykyk 🫶

atomic_read(9),
atomic_read_acquire(9), atomic_set(9), atomic_set_release(9),
atomic_add(9), atomic_add_return(9), atomic_add_return_acquire(9),
atomic_add_return_release(9), atomic_add_return_relaxed(9),
atomic_fetch_add(9), atomic_fetch_add_acquire(9),
atomic_fetch_add_release(9), atomic_fetch_add_relaxed(9), atomic_sub(9),
atomic_sub_return(9), atomic_sub_return_acquire(9),
atomic_sub_return_release(9), atomic_sub_return_relaxed(9),
atomic_fetch_sub(9), atomic_fetch_sub_acquire(9),
atomic_fetch_sub_release(9), atomic_fetch_sub_relaxed(9), atomic_inc(9),
atomic_inc_return(9), atomic_inc_return_acquire(9),
atomic_inc_return_release(9), atomic_inc_return_relaxed(9),
atomic_fetch_inc(9), atomic_fetch_inc_acquire(9),
atomic_fetch_inc_release(9), atomic_fetch_inc_relaxed(9), atomic_dec(9),
atomic_dec_return(9), atomic_dec_return_acquire(9),
atomic_dec_return_release(9), atomic_dec_return_relaxed(9),
atomic_fetch_dec(9), atomic_fetch_dec_acquire(9),
atomic_fetch_dec_release(9), atomic_fetch_dec_relaxed(9), atomic_and(9),
atomic_fetch_and(9), atomic_fetch_and_acquire(9),
atomic_fetch_and_release(9), atomic_fetch_and_relaxed(9),
atomic_andnot(9), atomic_fetch_andnot(9),
atomic_fetch_andnot_acquire(9), atomic_fetch_andnot_release(9),
atomic_fetch_andnot_relaxed(9), atomic_or(9), atomic_fetch_or(9),
atomic_fetch_or_acquire(9), atomic_fetch_or_release(9),
atomic_fetch_or_relaxed(9), atomic_xor(9), atomic_fetch_xor(9),
atomic_fetch_xor_acquire(9), atomic_fetch_xor_release(9),
atomic_fetch_xor_relaxed(9), atomic_xchg(9), atomic_xchg_acquire(9),
atomic_xchg_release(9), atomic_xchg_relaxed(9), atomic_cmpxchg(9),
atomic_cmpxchg_acquire(9), atomic_cmpxchg_release(9),
atomic_cmpxchg_relaxed(9), atomic_try_cmpxchg(9),
atomic_try_cmpxchg_acquire(9), atomic_try_cmpxchg_release(9),
atomic_try_cmpxchg_relaxed(9), atomic_sub_and_test(9),
atomic_dec_and_test(9), atomic_inc_and_test(9), atomic_add_negative(9),
atomic_add_negative_acquire(9), atomic_add_negative_release(9),
atomic_add_negative_relaxed(9), atomic_fetch_add_unless(9),
atomic_add_unless(9), atomic_inc_not_zero(9),
atomic_inc_unless_negative(9), atomic_dec_unless_positive(9),
atomic_dec_if_positive(9), atomic64_read(9), atomic64_read_acquire(9),
atomic64_set(9), atomic64_set_release(9), atomic64_add(9),
atomic64_add_return(9), atomic64_add_return_acquire(9),
atomic64_add_return_release(9), atomic64_add_return_relaxed(9),
atomic64_fetch_add(9), atomic64_fetch_add_acquire(9),
atomic64_fetch_add_release(9), atomic64_fetch_add_relaxed(9),
atomic64_sub(9), atomic64_sub_return(9), atomic64_sub_return_acquire(9),
atomic64_sub_return_release(9), atomic64_sub_return_relaxed(9),
atomic64_fetch_sub(9), atomic64_fetch_sub_acquire(9),
atomic64_fetch_sub_release(9), atomic64_fetch_sub_relaxed(9),
atomic64_inc(9), atomic64_inc_return(9), atomic64_inc_return_acquire(9),
atomic64_inc_return_release(9), atomic64_inc_return_relaxed(9),
atomic64_fetch_inc(9), atomic64_fetch_inc_acquire(9),
atomic64_fetch_inc_release(9), atomic64_fetch_inc_relaxed(9),
atomic64_dec(9), atomic64_dec_return(9), atomic64_dec_return_acquire(9),
atomic64_dec_return_release(9), atomic64_dec_return_relaxed(9),
atomic64_fetch_dec(9), atomic64_fetch_dec_acquire(9),
atomic64_fetch_dec_release(9), atomic64_fetch_dec_relaxed(9),
atomic64_and(9), atomic64_fetch_and(9), atomic64_fetch_and_acquire(9),
atomic64_fetch_and_release(9), atomic64_fetch_and_relaxed(9),
atomic64_andnot(9), atomic64_fetch_andnot(9),
atomic64_fetch_andnot_acquire(9), atomic64_fetch_andnot_release(9),
atomic64_fetch_andnot_relaxed(9), atomic64_or(9), atomic64_fetch_or(9),
atomic64_fetch_or_acquire(9), atomic64_fetch_or_release(9),
atomic64_fetch_or_relaxed(9), atomic64_xor(9), atomic64_fetch_xor(9),
atomic64_fetch_xor_acquire(9), atomic64_fetch_xor_release(9),
atomic64_fetch_xor_relaxed(9), atomic64_xchg(9),
atomic64_xchg_acquire(9), atomic64_xchg_release(9),
atomic64_xchg_relaxed(9), atomic64_cmpxchg(9),
atomic64_cmpxchg_acquire(9), atomic64_cmpxchg_release(9),
atomic64_cmpxchg_relaxed(9), atomic64_try_cmpxchg(9),
atomic64_try_cmpxchg_acquire(9), atomic64_try_cmpxchg_release(9),
atomic64_try_cmpxchg_relaxed(9), atomic64_sub_and_test(9),
atomic64_dec_and_test(9), atomic64_inc_and_test(9),
atomic64_add_negative(9), atomic64_add_negative_acquire(9),
atomic64_add_negative_release(9), atomic64_add_negative_relaxed(9),
atomic64_fetch_add_unless(9), atomic64_add_unless(9),
atomic64_inc_unless_negative(9), atomic64_dec_unless_positive(9),
atomic64_dec_if_positive(9), atomic_long_read(9),
atomic_long_read_acquire(9), atomic_long_set(9),
atomic_long_set_release(9), atomic_long_add(9),
atomic_long_add_return(9), atomic_long_add_return_acquire(9),
atomic_long_add_return_release(9), atomic_long_add_return_relaxed(9),
atomic_long_fetch_add(9), atomic_long_fetch_add_acquire(9),
atomic_long_fetch_add_release(9), atomic_long_fetch_add_relaxed(9),
atomic_long_sub(9), atomic_long_sub_return(9),
atomic_long_sub_return_acquire(9), atomic_long_sub_return_release(9),
atomic_long_sub_return_relaxed(9), atomic_long_fetch_sub(9),
atomic_long_fetch_sub_acquire(9), atomic_long_fetch_sub_release(9),
atomic_long_fetch_sub_relaxed(9), atomic_long_inc(9),
atomic_long_inc_return(9), atomic_long_inc_return_acquire(9),
atomic_long_inc_return_release(9), atomic_long_inc_return_relaxed(9),
atomic_long_fetch_inc(9), atomic_long_fetch_inc_acquire(9),
atomic_long_fetch_inc_release(9), atomic_long_fetch_inc_relaxed(9),
atomic_long_dec(9), atomic_long_dec_return(9),
atomic_long_dec_return_acquire(9), atomic_long_dec_return_release(9),
atomic_long_dec_return_relaxed(9), atomic_long_fetch_dec(9),
atomic_long_fetch_dec_acquire(9), atomic_long_fetch_dec_release(9),
atomic_long_fetch_dec_relaxed(9), atomic_long_and(9),
atomic_long_fetch_and(9), atomic_long_fetch_and_acquire(9),
atomic_long_fetch_and_release(9), atomic_long_fetch_and_relaxed(9),
atomic_long_andnot(9), atomic_long_fetch_andnot(9),
atomic_long_fetch_andnot_acquire(9),
atomic_long_fetch_andnot_release(9),
atomic_long_fetch_andnot_relaxed(9), atomic_long_or(9),
atomic_long_fetch_or(9), atomic_long_fetch_or_acquire(9),
atomic_long_fetch_or_release(9), atomic_long_fetch_or_relaxed(9),
atomic_long_xor(9), atomic_long_fetch_xor(9),
atomic_long_fetch_xor_acquire(9), atomic_long_fetch_xor_release(9),
atomic_long_fetch_xor_relaxed(9), atomic_long_xchg(9),
atomic_long_xchg_acquire(9), atomic_long_xchg_release(9),
atomic_long_xchg_relaxed(9), atomic_long_cmpxchg(9),
atomic_long_cmpxchg_acquire(9), atomic_long_cmpxchg_release(9),
atomic_long_cmpxchg_relaxed(9), atomic_long_try_cmpxchg(9),
atomic_long_try_cmpxchg_acquire(9), atomic_long_try_cmpxchg_release(9),
atomic_long_try_cmpxchg_relaxed(9), atomic_long_sub_and_test(9),
atomic_long_dec_and_test(9), atomic_long_inc_and_test(9),
atomic_long_add_negative(9), atomic_long_add_negative_acquire(9),
atomic_long_add_negative_release(9),
atomic_long_add_negative_relaxed(9), atomic_long_fetch_add_unless(9),
atomic_long_add_unless(9), atomic_long_inc_not_zero(9),
atomic_long_inc_unless_negative(9), atomic_long_dec_unless_positive(9),
atomic_long_dec_if_positive(9)

(also, the very first entry in the original list is atomic_read(9) right after that kernel file path — iykyk, it's up there 🫶)

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that's the whole page, bestie — no notes, ate and left no crumbs 👑

kisses from ./include/linux/atomic, dated October 2026 💌 ✨ atomic64_inc_not_zero(9) ✨