Re: asm/atomic.h and user code

[Robert Hancock]

remi.chateauneu@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Is it me or it seems it is not possible anymore to use asm/atomic.h in
> non-kernel code ? Thanks.

The atomic functions, as with any internal kernel data structures, were 
never intended to be used in userspace. In particular, the atomic 
functions depend on config settings like CONFIG_SMP in order to actually 
be atomic, and that's not guaranteed in userspace.

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