ATOMIC_DEC_AND_TEST
Section: Driver Basics (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME
atomic_dec_and_test - decrement and test
 
SYNOPSIS
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int atomic_dec_and_test(atomic_t * v);
ARGUMENTS
v
- 
- pointer of type atomic_t
DESCRIPTION
Atomically decrements
v
by 1 and returns true if the result is 0, or false for all other cases.
 
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