Name

change_bit — Toggle a bit in memory

Synopsis

void change_bit (int nr, volatile unsigned long * addr);

Arguments

nr

Bit to change

addr

Address to start counting from

Description

change_bit is atomic and may not be reordered. It may be reordered on other architectures than x86. Note that nr may be almost arbitrarily large; this function is not restricted to acting on a single-word quantity.