atomic_read(9)

atomic_read(9) 💖✨ — a Kernel API Manual moment

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual — today’s main character is atomic_read, and yes it’s giving tiny but essential. 🎀

💖 NAME 💖

atomic_read — read atomic variable. no cap, that’s the name and the whole assignment. 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int atomic_read (const atomic_t *v );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• v — pointer of type atomic_t. yes bestie, a pointer of type atomic_t, we love a specific type. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

It atomically reads the value of v. That’s the whole plot: atomic read, value of v, done. iconic. ✨

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./tools/include/asm-generic/atomic-gcc.h
• atomic_set(9)
• atomic_inc(9)
• atomic_dec_and_test(9)

mwah 💋 — source/version: ./tools/include/asm-generic, dated October 2026, and this has been atomic_read(9) in the Kernel API Manual. periodt. 🌈