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Source file src/sync/atomic/doc.go

Documentation: sync/atomic

     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  // In the terminology of [the Go memory model], if the effect of
    41  // an atomic operation A is observed by atomic operation B,
    42  // then A “synchronizes before” B.
    43  // Additionally, all the atomic operations executed in a program
    44  // behave as though executed in some sequentially consistent order.
    45  // This definition provides the same semantics as
    46  // C++'s sequentially consistent atomics and Java's volatile variables.
    47  //
    48  // Only a few integer sizes are supported: on many architectures,
    49  // atomic operations on non-word-sized integers are inefficient or
    50  // infeasible. For example, a [Bool] may be larger than a built-in bool.
    51  //
    52  // [the Go memory model]: https://go.dev/ref/mem
    53  package atomic
    54  
    55  import (
    56  	"unsafe"
    57  )
    58  
    59  // BUG(rsc): On 386, the 64-bit functions use instructions unavailable before the Pentium MMX.
    60  //
    61  // On non-Linux ARM, the 64-bit functions use instructions unavailable before the ARMv6k core.
    62  //
    63  // On ARM, 386, and 32-bit MIPS, it is the caller's responsibility to arrange
    64  // for 64-bit alignment of 64-bit words accessed atomically via the primitive
    65  // atomic functions (types [Int64] and [Uint64] are automatically aligned).
    66  // The first word in an allocated struct, array, or slice; in a global
    67  // variable; or in a local variable (because on 32-bit architectures, the
    68  // subject of 64-bit atomic operations will escape to the heap) can be
    69  // relied upon to be 64-bit aligned.
    70  
    71  // SwapInt32 atomically stores new into *addr and returns the previous *addr value.
    72  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Int32.Swap] instead.
    73  //
    74  //go:noescape
    75  func SwapInt32(addr *int32, new int32) (old int32)
    76  
    77  // SwapUint32 atomically stores new into *addr and returns the previous *addr value.
    78  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Uint32.Swap] instead.
    79  //
    80  //go:noescape
    81  func SwapUint32(addr *uint32, new uint32) (old uint32)
    82  
    83  // SwapUintptr atomically stores new into *addr and returns the previous *addr value.
    84  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Uintptr.Swap] instead.
    85  //
    86  //go:noescape
    87  //go:linknamestd SwapUintptr
    88  func SwapUintptr(addr *uintptr, new uintptr) (old uintptr)
    89  
    90  // SwapPointer atomically stores new into *addr and returns the previous *addr value.
    91  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Pointer.Swap] instead.
    92  func SwapPointer(addr *unsafe.Pointer, new unsafe.Pointer) (old unsafe.Pointer)
    93  
    94  // CompareAndSwapInt32 executes the compare-and-swap operation for an int32 value.
    95  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Int32.CompareAndSwap] instead.
    96  //
    97  //go:noescape
    98  func CompareAndSwapInt32(addr *int32, old, new int32) (swapped bool)
    99  
   100  // CompareAndSwapUint32 executes the compare-and-swap operation for a uint32 value.
   101  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Uint32.CompareAndSwap] instead.
   102  //
   103  //go:noescape
   104  func CompareAndSwapUint32(addr *uint32, old, new uint32) (swapped bool)
   105  
   106  // CompareAndSwapUintptr executes the compare-and-swap operation for a uintptr value.
   107  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Uintptr.CompareAndSwap] instead.
   108  //
   109  //go:noescape
   110  //go:linknamestd CompareAndSwapUintptr
   111  func CompareAndSwapUintptr(addr *uintptr, old, new uintptr) (swapped bool)
   112  
   113  // CompareAndSwapPointer executes the compare-and-swap operation for a unsafe.Pointer value.
   114  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Pointer.CompareAndSwap] instead.
   115  func CompareAndSwapPointer(addr *unsafe.Pointer, old, new unsafe.Pointer) (swapped bool)
   116  
   117  // AddInt32 atomically adds delta to *addr and returns the new value.
   118  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Int32.Add] instead.
   119  //
   120  //go:noescape
   121  func AddInt32(addr *int32, delta int32) (new int32)
   122  
   123  // AddUint32 atomically adds delta to *addr and returns the new value.
   124  // To subtract a signed positive constant value c from x, do AddUint32(&x, ^uint32(c-1)).
   125  // In particular, to decrement x, do AddUint32(&x, ^uint32(0)).
   126  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Uint32.Add] instead.
   127  //
   128  //go:noescape
   129  func AddUint32(addr *uint32, delta uint32) (new uint32)
   130  
   131  // AddUintptr atomically adds delta to *addr and returns the new value.
   132  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Uintptr.Add] instead.
   133  //
   134  //go:noescape
   135  func AddUintptr(addr *uintptr, delta uintptr) (new uintptr)
   136  
   137  // AndInt32 atomically performs a bitwise AND operation on *addr using the bitmask provided as mask
   138  // and returns the old value.
   139  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Int32.And] instead.
   140  //
   141  //go:noescape
   142  func AndInt32(addr *int32, mask int32) (old int32)
   143  
   144  // AndUint32 atomically performs a bitwise AND operation on *addr using the bitmask provided as mask
   145  // and returns the old value.
   146  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Uint32.And] instead.
   147  //
   148  //go:noescape
   149  func AndUint32(addr *uint32, mask uint32) (old uint32)
   150  
   151  // AndUintptr atomically performs a bitwise AND operation on *addr using the bitmask provided as mask
   152  // and returns the old value.
   153  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Uintptr.And] instead.
   154  //
   155  //go:noescape
   156  func AndUintptr(addr *uintptr, mask uintptr) (old uintptr)
   157  
   158  // OrInt32 atomically performs a bitwise OR operation on *addr using the bitmask provided as mask
   159  // and returns the old value.
   160  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Int32.Or] instead.
   161  //
   162  //go:noescape
   163  func OrInt32(addr *int32, mask int32) (old int32)
   164  
   165  // OrUint32 atomically performs a bitwise OR operation on *addr using the bitmask provided as mask
   166  // and returns the old value.
   167  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Uint32.Or] instead.
   168  //
   169  //go:noescape
   170  func OrUint32(addr *uint32, mask uint32) (old uint32)
   171  
   172  // OrUintptr atomically performs a bitwise OR operation on *addr using the bitmask provided as mask
   173  // and returns the old value.
   174  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Uintptr.Or] instead.
   175  //
   176  //go:noescape
   177  func OrUintptr(addr *uintptr, mask uintptr) (old uintptr)
   178  
   179  // LoadInt32 atomically loads *addr.
   180  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Int32.Load] instead.
   181  //
   182  //go:noescape
   183  func LoadInt32(addr *int32) (val int32)
   184  
   185  // LoadUint32 atomically loads *addr.
   186  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Uint32.Load] instead.
   187  //
   188  //go:noescape
   189  func LoadUint32(addr *uint32) (val uint32)
   190  
   191  // LoadUintptr atomically loads *addr.
   192  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Uintptr.Load] instead.
   193  //
   194  //go:noescape
   195  func LoadUintptr(addr *uintptr) (val uintptr)
   196  
   197  // LoadPointer atomically loads *addr.
   198  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Pointer.Load] instead.
   199  func LoadPointer(addr *unsafe.Pointer) (val unsafe.Pointer)
   200  
   201  // StoreInt32 atomically stores val into *addr.
   202  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Int32.Store] instead.
   203  //
   204  //go:noescape
   205  func StoreInt32(addr *int32, val int32)
   206  
   207  // StoreUint32 atomically stores val into *addr.
   208  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Uint32.Store] instead.
   209  //
   210  //go:noescape
   211  func StoreUint32(addr *uint32, val uint32)
   212  
   213  // StoreUintptr atomically stores val into *addr.
   214  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Uintptr.Store] instead.
   215  //
   216  //go:noescape
   217  //go:linknamestd StoreUintptr
   218  func StoreUintptr(addr *uintptr, val uintptr)
   219  
   220  // StorePointer atomically stores val into *addr.
   221  // Consider using the more ergonomic and less error-prone [Pointer.Store] instead.
   222  func StorePointer(addr *unsafe.Pointer, val unsafe.Pointer)
   223  

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