raw_atomic_add_negative(9)

👑 raw_atomic_add_negative — Kernel API Manual 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to raw_atomic_add_negative(9), and honestly she's giving “do the math and vibe-check the sign at the same time” energy. I'm obsessed. No cap, this is the full manual moment.

✨ NAME ✨

raw_atomic_add_negative — atomic add and test if negative with full ordering. Periodt. 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool raw_atomic_add_negative (int i , atomic_t *v );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• i — an int value to add. That's the number going in, bestie.
• v — pointer to atomic_t. That's the atomic bestie getting updated. 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Atomically updates v to (v + i) with full ordering. Like, the whole update happens as one atomic moment, and it's got that full-ordering commitment — not a relaxed drive-by, iykyk. ✨

Safe to use in noinstr code; prefer atomic_add_negative elsewhere. So yes, she's safe in noinstr, but outside that, the move is atomic_add_negative. 💅

⭐ RETURN ⭐

true if the resulting value of v is negative, false otherwise. That's the vibe check: negative result? true. Not negative? false. Iconic. 🎀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file: ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h.

The full extended fam, every single one, no gatekeeping:

raw_atomic_read(9), raw_atomic_read_acquire(9), raw_atomic_set(9),
raw_atomic_set_release(9), raw_atomic_add(9), raw_atomic_add_return(9),
raw_atomic_add_return_acquire(9), raw_atomic_add_return_release(9),
raw_atomic_add_return_relaxed(9), raw_atomic_fetch_add(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_add_acquire(9), raw_atomic_fetch_add_release(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_add_relaxed(9), raw_atomic_sub(9),
raw_atomic_sub_return(9), raw_atomic_sub_return_acquire(9),
raw_atomic_sub_return_release(9), raw_atomic_sub_return_relaxed(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_sub(9), raw_atomic_fetch_sub_acquire(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_sub_release(9), raw_atomic_fetch_sub_relaxed(9),
raw_atomic_inc(9), raw_atomic_inc_return(9),
raw_atomic_inc_return_acquire(9), raw_atomic_inc_return_release(9),
raw_atomic_inc_return_relaxed(9), raw_atomic_fetch_inc(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_inc_acquire(9), raw_atomic_fetch_inc_release(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_inc_relaxed(9), raw_atomic_dec(9),
raw_atomic_dec_return(9), raw_atomic_dec_return_acquire(9),
raw_atomic_dec_return_release(9), raw_atomic_dec_return_relaxed(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_dec(9), raw_atomic_fetch_dec_acquire(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_dec_release(9), raw_atomic_fetch_dec_relaxed(9),
raw_atomic_and(9), raw_atomic_fetch_and(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_and_acquire(9), raw_atomic_fetch_and_release(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_and_relaxed(9), raw_atomic_andnot(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_andnot(9), raw_atomic_fetch_andnot_acquire(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_andnot_release(9), raw_atomic_fetch_andnot_relaxed(9),
raw_atomic_or(9), raw_atomic_fetch_or(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_or_acquire(9), raw_atomic_fetch_or_release(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_or_relaxed(9), raw_atomic_xor(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_xor(9), raw_atomic_fetch_xor_acquire(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_xor_release(9), raw_atomic_fetch_xor_relaxed(9),
raw_atomic_xchg(9), raw_atomic_xchg_acquire(9),
raw_atomic_xchg_release(9), raw_atomic_xchg_relaxed(9),
raw_atomic_cmpxchg(9), raw_atomic_cmpxchg_acquire(9),
raw_atomic_cmpxchg_release(9), raw_atomic_cmpxchg_relaxed(9),
raw_atomic_try_cmpxchg(9), raw_atomic_try_cmpxchg_acquire(9),
raw_atomic_try_cmpxchg_release(9), raw_atomic_try_cmpxchg_relaxed(9),
raw_atomic_sub_and_test(9), raw_atomic_dec_and_test(9),
raw_atomic_inc_and_test(9), raw_atomic_add_negative_acquire(9),
raw_atomic_add_negative_release(9), raw_atomic_add_negative_relaxed(9),
raw_atomic_fetch_add_unless(9), raw_atomic_add_unless(9),
raw_atomic_inc_not_zero(9), raw_atomic_inc_unless_negative(9),
raw_atomic_dec_unless_positive(9), raw_atomic_dec_if_positive(9),
raw_atomic64_read(9), raw_atomic64_read_acquire(9), raw_atomic64_set(9),
raw_atomic64_set_release(9), raw_atomic64_add(9),
raw_atomic64_add_return(9), raw_atomic64_add_return_acquire(9),
raw_atomic64_add_return_release(9), raw_atomic64_add_return_relaxed(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_add(9), raw_atomic64_fetch_add_acquire(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_add_release(9), raw_atomic64_fetch_add_relaxed(9),
raw_atomic64_sub(9), raw_atomic64_sub_return(9),
raw_atomic64_sub_return_acquire(9), raw_atomic64_sub_return_release(9),
raw_atomic64_sub_return_relaxed(9), raw_atomic64_fetch_sub(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_sub_acquire(9), raw_atomic64_fetch_sub_release(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_sub_relaxed(9), raw_atomic64_inc(9),
raw_atomic64_inc_return(9), raw_atomic64_inc_return_acquire(9),
raw_atomic64_inc_return_release(9), raw_atomic64_inc_return_relaxed(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_inc(9), raw_atomic64_fetch_inc_acquire(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_inc_release(9), raw_atomic64_fetch_inc_relaxed(9),
raw_atomic64_dec(9), raw_atomic64_dec_return(9),
raw_atomic64_dec_return_acquire(9), raw_atomic64_dec_return_release(9),
raw_atomic64_dec_return_relaxed(9), raw_atomic64_fetch_dec(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_dec_acquire(9), raw_atomic64_fetch_dec_release(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_dec_relaxed(9), raw_atomic64_and(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_and(9), raw_atomic64_fetch_and_acquire(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_and_release(9), raw_atomic64_fetch_and_relaxed(9),
raw_atomic64_andnot(9), raw_atomic64_fetch_andnot(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_andnot_acquire(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_andnot_release(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_andnot_relaxed(9), raw_atomic64_or(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_or(9), raw_atomic64_fetch_or_acquire(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_or_release(9), raw_atomic64_fetch_or_relaxed(9),
raw_atomic64_xor(9), raw_atomic64_fetch_xor(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_xor_acquire(9), raw_atomic64_fetch_xor_release(9),
raw_atomic64_fetch_xor_relaxed(9), raw_atomic64_xchg(9),
raw_atomic64_xchg_acquire(9), raw_atomic64_xchg_release(9),
raw_atomic64_xchg_relaxed(9), raw_atomic64_cmpxchg(9),
raw_atomic64_cmpxchg_acquire(9), raw_atomic64_cmpxchg_release(9),
raw_atomic64_cmpxchg_relaxed(9), raw_atomic64_try_cmpxchg(9),
raw_atomic64_try_cmpxchg_acquire(9),
raw_atomic64_try_cmpxchg_release(9),
raw_atomic64_try_cmpxchg_relaxed(9), raw_atomic64_sub_and_test(9),
raw_atomic64_dec_and_test(9), raw_atomic64_inc_and_test(9),
raw_atomic64_add_negative(9), raw_atomic64_add_negative_acquire(9),
raw_atomic64_add_negative_release(9),
raw_atomic64_add_negative_relaxed(9), raw_atomic64_fetch_add_unless(9),
raw_atomic64_add_unless(9), raw_atomic64_inc_not_zero(9),
raw_atomic64_inc_unless_negative(9),
raw_atomic64_dec_unless_positive(9), raw_atomic64_dec_if_positive(9)

xoxo bestie, from the ./include/linux/atomic corner 💖 October 2026 edition, raw_atomic_add_negative(9) forever 🌸