NAME

qb_atomic_pointer_set - Sets the value of the pointer pointed to by atomic.

SYNOPSIS

#include <qb/qbatomic.h>

void qb_atomic_pointer_set(


    volatile void *QB_GNUC_MAY_ALIAS   *atomic,


    void                               *newval
);

PARAMS

atomic a pointer to a void*

newval the new value

DESCRIPTION

Also acts as a memory barrier.

SEE ALSO

qb_atomic_int_set(3), qb_atomic_int_compare_and_exchange(3), qb_atomic_int_get(3), qb_atomic_int_add(3), qb_atomic_init(3), qb_atomic_pointer_get(3), qb_atomic_int_exchange_and_add(3), qb_atomic_pointer_compare_and_exchange(3),

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2003 Sebastian Wilhelmi