raw_atomic64_set_release(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 raw_atomic64_set_release(9) 💖

okay so bestie, this one's from the Kernel API Manual and it is so much chiller than it looks. Deep breath, you're gonna slay this 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

raw_atomic64_set_release — atomic set, but make it release ordered ✨

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

void raw_atomic64_set_release (atomic64_t *v , s64 i );

like, that's the whole thing. two args, no return, no drama 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • v — pointer to atomic64_t. this is the thing we're setting, bestie 👑
  • i — the s64 value you're assigning to it. that's the new number going in 🍓

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

So the vibe is: this atomically sets v to i, with release ordering. Atomic meaning it happens as one whole thing, no half-stepping, no other thread catching you mid-edit 🙈 and release ordering doing its memory-barrier thing on the way out ✨

Also, real talk: this is safe to use in noinstr code — that's its whole personality. Everywhere else, prefer atomic64_set_release. That's the non-raw version, and she eats, no cap 🔥

ngl this is the "I have a very specific situation" function. If you're not in noinstr code, go use atomic64_set_release and let this icon rest 💀

⭐ RETURN ⭐

Nothing. literally nothing. it's giving "void" main character energy — she does the job and leaves, periodt 💅

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

fr fr the whole atomic family showed up to this party. Located in the kernel file ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h 🧚 and here's the FULL guest list, no skipping, we don't do that here 💖

and that's the page, bestie 🎀 this lil doc lives at ./include/linux/atomic and it's dated October 2026 — so like, mark your calendars, mwah 💋💖

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