raw_atomic_f..._xor_relaxed(9)

🌸 NAME 🌸

okay so bestie, welcome to the raw_atomic_f..._xor_relaxed(9) page from the Kernel API Manual 💅 this one is raw_atomic_fetch_xor_relaxed — atomic bitwise XOR with relaxed ordering. literally the group-chat cryptid of atomics: does the XOR, stays relaxed, and gives you the old value back. no cap.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int raw_atomic_fetch_xor_relaxed (int i , atomic_t *v );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• i — an int value. that's the XOR buddy.
• v — pointer to atomic_t. the main character getting updated.

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Atomically updates v to (v ^ i) with relaxed ordering. yes, the whole (v ^ i) slay.

Safe to use in noinstr code; prefer atomic_fetch_xor_relaxed elsewhere. so if you're in noinstr, this is your girl; outside it, take the other one.

🔥 RETURN 🔥

The original value of v. it gives you the old one back, periodt.

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

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

the whole raw_atomic extended universe is here, bestie:

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_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(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)

made with 💖 from ./include/linux/atomic, dated October 2026, for raw_atomic_f..._xor_relaxed(9) — bye bestie, go XOR responsibly ✨