public inbox for linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
 help / color / mirror / Atom feed
* question on atomic_t
@ 2001-04-22 22:15 Oliver Neukum
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Oliver Neukum @ 2001-04-22 22:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel

Hi list,

can I assume that a member of a structure of type atomic_t is 0 after using 
memset to zero on the structure ?

	TIA
		Oliver

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread

* Re: question on atomic_t
@ 2001-04-22 22:32 Matthew Wilcox
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Matthew Wilcox @ 2001-04-22 22:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel; +Cc: Oliver.Neukum


> can I assume that a member of a structure of type atomic_t is 0 after
> using memset to zero on the structure ?

You must not do this.  use atomic_init instead.  on parisc, the locked value
of a spinlock is 0, so no more updates to that atomic value would ever work.

-- 
Revolutions do not require corporate support.

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread

* question on atomic_t
@ 2010-01-13 21:10 Oliver Neukum
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Oliver Neukum @ 2010-01-13 21:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Linux Kernel Mailing List

Hi,

is the behavior of atomic_t on overflow defined on all architectures?

	Regards
		Oliver

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread

end of thread, other threads:[~2010-01-13 21:09 UTC | newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages (download: mbox.gz follow: Atom feed
-- links below jump to the message on this page --
2001-04-22 22:15 question on atomic_t Oliver Neukum
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-04-22 22:32 Matthew Wilcox
2010-01-13 21:10 Oliver Neukum

This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox