example_atomic.c

/*
 * example_atomic.c
 */
#include <linux/atomic.h>
#include <linux/bitops.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/printk.h>

#define BYTE_TO_BINARY_PATTERN "%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c"
#define BYTE_TO_BINARY(byte)                                                   \
    ((byte & 0x80) ? '1' : '0'), ((byte & 0x40) ? '1' : '0'),                  \
        ((byte & 0x20) ? '1' : '0'), ((byte & 0x10) ? '1' : '0'),              \
        ((byte & 0x08) ? '1' : '0'), ((byte & 0x04) ? '1' : '0'),              \
        ((byte & 0x02) ? '1' : '0'), ((byte & 0x01) ? '1' : '0')

static void atomic_add_subtract(void)
{
    atomic_t debbie;
    atomic_t chris = ATOMIC_INIT(50);

    atomic_set(&debbie, 45);

    /* subtract one */
    atomic_dec(&debbie);

    atomic_add(7, &debbie);

    /* add one */
    atomic_inc(&debbie);

    pr_info("chris: %d, debbie: %d\n", atomic_read(&chris),
            atomic_read(&debbie));
}

static void atomic_bitwise(void)
{
    unsigned long word = 0;

    pr_info("Bits 0: " BYTE_TO_BINARY_PATTERN, BYTE_TO_BINARY(word));
    set_bit(3, &word);
    set_bit(5, &word);
    pr_info("Bits 1: " BYTE_TO_BINARY_PATTERN, BYTE_TO_BINARY(word));
    clear_bit(5, &word);
    pr_info("Bits 2: " BYTE_TO_BINARY_PATTERN, BYTE_TO_BINARY(word));
    change_bit(3, &word);

    pr_info("Bits 3: " BYTE_TO_BINARY_PATTERN, BYTE_TO_BINARY(word));
    if (test_and_set_bit(3, &word))
        pr_info("wrong\n");
    pr_info("Bits 4: " BYTE_TO_BINARY_PATTERN, BYTE_TO_BINARY(word));

    word = 255;
    pr_info("Bits 5: " BYTE_TO_BINARY_PATTERN "\n", BYTE_TO_BINARY(word));
}

static int __init example_atomic_init(void)
{
    pr_info("example_atomic started\n");

    atomic_add_subtract();
    atomic_bitwise();

    return 0;
}

static void __exit example_atomic_exit(void)
{
    pr_info("example_atomic exit\n");
}

module_init(example_atomic_init);
module_exit(example_atomic_exit);

MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Atomic operations example");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");