generic___set_bit(9)

✨ generic___set_bit(9) ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual 💖 this one is called generic___set_bit — iconic little function, literally sets a bit in memory 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

generic___set_bit — set a bit in memory 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

void generic___set_bit (unsigned long nr , volatile unsigned long *addr
);

no cap, that's the whole signature, keep it exactly like that 🫶

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• nr — the bit to set ✨
• addr — the address to start counting from 💫

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💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so here's the tea ☕ unlike set_bit, this function is non-atomic and may be reordered. if it's called on the same region of memory simultaneously, the effect may be that only one operation succeeds 😭

that's the whole vibe. lowkey important, highkey worth remembering 🧚

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./include/asm-generic/bitops/generic-non-atomic.h
• generic___change_bit(9)
• generic___test_and_set_bit(9)
• generic___test_and_clear_bit(9)
• generic_test_bit(9)
• generic_test_bit_acquire(9)
• const_test_bit(9)

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bestie, this one is non-atomic and may be reordered — do not treat it like a synchronized main-character moment unless you know what you're doing 💀

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mwah 💋 this cutie comes from ./include/asm-generic/bitops, version date October 2026, and the manual page is generic___set_bit(9) 🌈⭐💜