raw_atomic_inc(9)

hey bestie, welcome to raw_atomic_inc(9) from the Kernel API Manual — yes, we’re doing atomics and we’re gonna make it make sense 💅✨

✨ NAME ✨

raw_atomic_inc — atomic increment with relaxed ordering 🌸

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

void raw_atomic_inc (atomic_t *v );

Exact signature, bestie — don’t let the spacing jump you 🫶

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

• v — pointer to atomic_t 💖. This is the atomic thing getting the +1 treatment.

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

Atomically updates v to (v + 1) with relaxed ordering ✨. It’s giving “one clean bump, no drama” — the operation is atomic, periodt.

It’s safe to use in noinstr code, which is lowkey iconic for that niche 🧚; but prefer atomic_inc elsewhere, bestie 👑.

💀 RETURN 💀

Nothing. Literally nothing comes back — no return value, no sneaky bonus 😌.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

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

Here’s the whole squad, exact names only — no missing besties, no substitutions 👯‍♀️:

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_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(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)

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