atomic_add_negative_relaxed(9)

💅 NAME 💅

atomic_add_negative_relaxed — bestie, it's an atomic add that ALSO tells you if the result went negative, and it does it with relaxed ordering. Yes, the whole thing. In one function. Slay.

(This is the atomic_add_negative_relaxed(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, hiii, welcome 🫶)

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool atomic_add_negative_relaxed (int i , atomic_t *v );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• i — the int value you're adding. Your contribution. Your little sprinkle of number ✨
• v — pointer to the atomic_t. This is the main character that's actually getting updated 💅

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so picture this: it atomically updates v to (v + i), with relaxed ordering. Atomic, so nobody else can catch it mid-update — no cap. Relaxed, so it's not out here doing extra ordering work it wasn't asked to do. Lowkey efficient energy 🌸

⚠️ IMPORTANT ⚠️ It is unsafe to use in noinstr code. If you're in noinstr land, use raw_atomic_add_negative_relaxed there instead. Not me letting you use the wrong one. Don't do it 🙈

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💖 RETURN 💖

Returns true if the resulting value of v is negative, and false otherwise. It's giving "the math AND the vibe check in one call" 👑

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

The kernel file lives at:

./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h

and honestly? The friend group here is huge. Here's the entire atomic family reunion, listed exactly as the page lists it — no one left out, everyone invited 🧚💜

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_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_not_zero(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)

iykyk 💀 that's a lot of functions and every single one made the list.

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okay that's the whole page bestie, go forth and atomically add 💫 — this one came from ./include/linux/atomic and it's dated October 2026, so mark your calendar and stan responsibly 🎀🦋