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Source file src/pkg/sync/atomic/doc.go

     1	// Copyright 2011 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
     2	// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
     3	// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
     4	
     5	// Package atomic provides low-level atomic memory primitives
     6	// useful for implementing synchronization algorithms.
     7	//
     8	// These functions require great care to be used correctly.
     9	// Except for special, low-level applications, synchronization is better
    10	// done with channels or the facilities of the sync package.
    11	// Share memory by communicating;
    12	// don't communicate by sharing memory.
    13	//
    14	// The swap operation, implemented by the SwapT functions, is the atomic
    15	// equivalent of:
    16	//
    17	//	old = *addr
    18	//	*addr = new
    19	//	return old
    20	//
    21	// The compare-and-swap operation, implemented by the CompareAndSwapT
    22	// functions, is the atomic equivalent of:
    23	//
    24	//	if *addr == old {
    25	//		*addr = new
    26	//		return true
    27	//	}
    28	//	return false
    29	//
    30	// The add operation, implemented by the AddT functions, is the atomic
    31	// equivalent of:
    32	//
    33	//	*addr += delta
    34	//	return *addr
    35	//
    36	// The load and store operations, implemented by the LoadT and StoreT
    37	// functions, are the atomic equivalents of "return *addr" and
    38	// "*addr = val".
    39	//
    40	package atomic
    41	
    42	import (
    43		"unsafe"
    44	)
    45	
    46	// BUG(rsc): On x86-32, the 64-bit functions use instructions unavailable before the Pentium MMX.
    47	//
    48	// On non-Linux ARM, the 64-bit functions use instructions unavailable before the ARMv6k core.
    49	//
    50	// On ARM, x86-32, and 32-bit MIPS,
    51	// it is the caller's responsibility to arrange for 64-bit
    52	// alignment of 64-bit words accessed atomically. The first word in a
    53	// variable or in an allocated struct, array, or slice can be relied upon to be
    54	// 64-bit aligned.
    55	
    56	// SwapInt32 atomically stores new into *addr and returns the previous *addr value.
    57	func SwapInt32(addr *int32, new int32) (old int32)
    58	
    59	// SwapInt64 atomically stores new into *addr and returns the previous *addr value.
    60	func SwapInt64(addr *int64, new int64) (old int64)
    61	
    62	// SwapUint32 atomically stores new into *addr and returns the previous *addr value.
    63	func SwapUint32(addr *uint32, new uint32) (old uint32)
    64	
    65	// SwapUint64 atomically stores new into *addr and returns the previous *addr value.
    66	func SwapUint64(addr *uint64, new uint64) (old uint64)
    67	
    68	// SwapUintptr atomically stores new into *addr and returns the previous *addr value.
    69	func SwapUintptr(addr *uintptr, new uintptr) (old uintptr)
    70	
    71	// SwapPointer atomically stores new into *addr and returns the previous *addr value.
    72	func SwapPointer(addr *unsafe.Pointer, new unsafe.Pointer) (old unsafe.Pointer)
    73	
    74	// CompareAndSwapInt32 executes the compare-and-swap operation for an int32 value.
    75	func CompareAndSwapInt32(addr *int32, old, new int32) (swapped bool)
    76	
    77	// CompareAndSwapInt64 executes the compare-and-swap operation for an int64 value.
    78	func CompareAndSwapInt64(addr *int64, old, new int64) (swapped bool)
    79	
    80	// CompareAndSwapUint32 executes the compare-and-swap operation for a uint32 value.
    81	func CompareAndSwapUint32(addr *uint32, old, new uint32) (swapped bool)
    82	
    83	// CompareAndSwapUint64 executes the compare-and-swap operation for a uint64 value.
    84	func CompareAndSwapUint64(addr *uint64, old, new uint64) (swapped bool)
    85	
    86	// CompareAndSwapUintptr executes the compare-and-swap operation for a uintptr value.
    87	func CompareAndSwapUintptr(addr *uintptr, old, new uintptr) (swapped bool)
    88	
    89	// CompareAndSwapPointer executes the compare-and-swap operation for a unsafe.Pointer value.
    90	func CompareAndSwapPointer(addr *unsafe.Pointer, old, new unsafe.Pointer) (swapped bool)
    91	
    92	// AddInt32 atomically adds delta to *addr and returns the new value.
    93	func AddInt32(addr *int32, delta int32) (new int32)
    94	
    95	// AddUint32 atomically adds delta to *addr and returns the new value.
    96	// To subtract a signed positive constant value c from x, do AddUint32(&x, ^uint32(c-1)).
    97	// In particular, to decrement x, do AddUint32(&x, ^uint32(0)).
    98	func AddUint32(addr *uint32, delta uint32) (new uint32)
    99	
   100	// AddInt64 atomically adds delta to *addr and returns the new value.
   101	func AddInt64(addr *int64, delta int64) (new int64)
   102	
   103	// AddUint64 atomically adds delta to *addr and returns the new value.
   104	// To subtract a signed positive constant value c from x, do AddUint64(&x, ^uint64(c-1)).
   105	// In particular, to decrement x, do AddUint64(&x, ^uint64(0)).
   106	func AddUint64(addr *uint64, delta uint64) (new uint64)
   107	
   108	// AddUintptr atomically adds delta to *addr and returns the new value.
   109	func AddUintptr(addr *uintptr, delta uintptr) (new uintptr)
   110	
   111	// LoadInt32 atomically loads *addr.
   112	func LoadInt32(addr *int32) (val int32)
   113	
   114	// LoadInt64 atomically loads *addr.
   115	func LoadInt64(addr *int64) (val int64)
   116	
   117	// LoadUint32 atomically loads *addr.
   118	func LoadUint32(addr *uint32) (val uint32)
   119	
   120	// LoadUint64 atomically loads *addr.
   121	func LoadUint64(addr *uint64) (val uint64)
   122	
   123	// LoadUintptr atomically loads *addr.
   124	func LoadUintptr(addr *uintptr) (val uintptr)
   125	
   126	// LoadPointer atomically loads *addr.
   127	func LoadPointer(addr *unsafe.Pointer) (val unsafe.Pointer)
   128	
   129	// StoreInt32 atomically stores val into *addr.
   130	func StoreInt32(addr *int32, val int32)
   131	
   132	// StoreInt64 atomically stores val into *addr.
   133	func StoreInt64(addr *int64, val int64)
   134	
   135	// StoreUint32 atomically stores val into *addr.
   136	func StoreUint32(addr *uint32, val uint32)
   137	
   138	// StoreUint64 atomically stores val into *addr.
   139	func StoreUint64(addr *uint64, val uint64)
   140	
   141	// StoreUintptr atomically stores val into *addr.
   142	func StoreUintptr(addr *uintptr, val uintptr)
   143	
   144	// StorePointer atomically stores val into *addr.
   145	func StorePointer(addr *unsafe.Pointer, val unsafe.Pointer)
   146	
   147	// Helper for ARM.  Linker will discard on other systems
   148	func panic64() {
   149		panic("sync/atomic: broken 64-bit atomic operations (buggy QEMU)")
   150	}
   151	

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